§ 21. Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Minister of Labour, whether, in view of the substantial number of accidents in shops and offices due to falls, he will take steps to define and insist upon adequate standards of indoor lighting.
§ Mr. GunterI have asked local authorities and H.M. Inspectors of Factories to make a survey of lighting standards found in offices and shop premises during inspections carried out in the last quarter of 1965. When the results of this survey are received I shall be in a position to decide whether lighting regulations are necessary and, if so, what standards should be required under them.
I have no evidence from the reports of enforcing authorities to suggest that bad lighting is a major cause of accidents due to falls.