§ Mr. PARKINSONasked the Minister of Transport whether, with a view to encouraging local authorities to light their 400W Classified roads and saving life thereon, and having regard to the lack of legislation enabling specific grants from the Road Fund to be given for lighting purposes, he will consider the question of increasing the percentage grants on Class I and Class II roads, respectively, in all cases where lighting schemes are carried out?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe percentage grants which are made in respect of the maintenance of classified roads in countries cover a defined range of expenditure, and I should not be justified in increasing them in order to assist expenditure which I have no power to meet.