HC Deb 16 November 1989 vol 160 cc454-5W
Mr. Dunnachie

To 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 Lloyd

Whilst 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. Dunnachie

To 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 Lloyd

I 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.