HC Deb 18 February 1997 vol 290 cc491-2W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what advice and guidance he has issued to local authorities concerning their road lighting policies, with particular reference to the effect of those policies on the countryside and tranquil areas. [16229]

Mr. Watts

The Highways Agency publishes road lighting standards and advice, including measures for the limitation of environmental intrusion, for use on motorway and all-purpose trunk roads. In particular the booklet "Road Lighting and the Environment", held in the House of Commons Library, describes how the environmental impacts of road lighting can be reduced and problems resolved. It is for local highway authorities to decide the extent to which they use this advice.