asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the severe hardship now being experienced by night-bakers owing to the absence of ventilation due to the black-out, he will consider prohibiting night-baking between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.?

I have had special inquiries made, from which it appears that while conditions as regards temperature and ventilation were in some cases adversely affected at first by black-out arrangements, they are now being improved. As the hon. Member knows, much consideration has been given to this subject; and, on the information before me, I do not think that such new factors have arisen as would justify the prohibition of night-baking at the present time.