§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the cost of installing lamp standards on the A6 between Milton Hill and Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire; and how far up the A6 it is planned to carry them.
§ Mr. HoramThere are no plans at present to install lighting on A6 between Milton Hill and Milton Ernest. A scheme to install lighting through the village of Milton Ernest, at an estimated cost of £8,200, is due to be carried out shortly.
ACCIDENTS INVOLVING A LAMP-POST OR TELEGRAPH POLE—GREAT BRITAIN 1976–77 Number 1976 1977 Fatal Injury Fatal Injury Involving a lamp-post … 304 6,409 290 6,324 Involving a telegraph pole … 73 1,696 53 1,561 All accidents … 6,006 252,633 6,093 259,768 Of all fatal road accidents, some 5 per cent. involved lamp-posts, and a further 1 per cent. involved telegraph poles. Of all injury road accidents, some 2½ per cent. involved lamp-posts and a further 1 per cent. involved telegraph poles. Only these two fixed obstacles could be recorded on the accident report form in use up to 1977. Accidents involving a lamp-post cannot be subdivided by type of lamp-post. Only two years' data can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost. 1978 accident and casualty information is not yet available.
452WInstallation of lighting on A6 north of the village is not planned at present.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Transport what he estimates will be the annual cost of maintenance and electricity costs of the road lighting recently constructed between Clapham and Milton Hill on the A6.
§ Mr. HoramThe annual maintenance and electricity costs of the recently installed lighting on the A6 between Clapham and Milton Hill are £250 and £400 respectively.