Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 97845

Roads: Lighting

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the levels of brightness of street lighting on community safety; and whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on this issue since Jul

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The management of street lighting in England is the responsibility of local highway authorities, who have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the public highways in their charge, including street lighting. Authorities do not have ...

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