The statistics mentioned are of course true, but we must remember that other transport bodies have been expected to reduce their costs. The lights business has been transformed over a generation. Only 10 years ago, substantial numbers of lighthouse keepers were employed, so one would expect there to have been a very large cut in the cost base since that time—[Interruption.]
Light Dues
Proceeding contribution from
Julian Brazier
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 June 2009.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Light Dues.
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2008-09
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