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asked the Minister of Defence whether instructions have now been issued to all concerned that marching parties of all Service personnel are to carry red lights at the rear of such parties, with rearguards at a suitably-spaced interval.
Yes, Sir. All three Service Departments have now issued instructions prescribing that when personnel are marching on roads in formed bodies, look-out men shall be posted at a suitable distance in front and rear and shall carry lanterns at night. This meets, I think, the point which the Leader of the Opposition himself made.
Would it not be simpler to observe the Highway Code, which suggests that people walking on roads that have no pathways should walk on the right-hand side and face on-coming traffic?
I would not venture to deal with such technical matters at such short notice.