asked the Home Secretary whether he proposes to introduce legislation to secure that the Common Law should not apply to cases of injury to pedestrians through sand bags on the pavement in the black-out?

I assume that my hon. Friend has in mind the remedy open to persons who suffer personal injuries by reason of obstructions on the highway in circumstances which may enable them to recover damages at Common Law. I am not satisfied that the experience up to the present has been such as to justify legislation of the nature suggested.