§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effects of altering British summer time arrangements on traffic.
§ Mr. Peter LloydWhilst estimates of traffic accidents resulting from changes to summer time have been made by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory, it has not been considered practicable to make a detailed assessment of road traffic as such, although likely changed travel patterns have been taken into account.
§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effects of the proposals to alter British summer time on the number of accidents to postal workers.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI am aware of the figures for accidents to postal workers during the British Standard Time experiment and have recently received representations from the Union of Communication Workers.