§ Captain BARNETTasked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the marked reduction in street lighting, he will consider the desirability of relaxing the present Regulations for the shading of lights in the windows of shops and private houses, especially during those hours of the evening in which the streets are crowded by people returning to their homes?
§ Sir G. CAVEI am informed by the military authorities that it is not desirable to relax the requirements as to the shading of lights in shops and houses at present, but where the police find that more light is required for safety the necessary steps will be taken to improve the street lighting. I would point out that, apart from air-raid precautions, the use of lights in shop windows is prohibited on grounds of economy by an Order of the Board of Trade.