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Road Safety Bill [HL]

The amendments that we are discussing concern speeding. We shall discuss speeding when we reach the clauses which address that. However, we shall also debate the broader issue of penalty points, which ranges far beyond speeding. The affirmative order will need to encompass all aspects of road safety. I will not be drawn at this point; otherwise, I face the great danger of having to produce a comprehensive answer on virtually every single amendment in the Bill. First, I am not capable of doing that and, secondly, the answer might be comprehensive but it would not be definitive because, as I have indicated, the Government have not made up their mind.