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Road Safety Bill [HL]

I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. It may be convenient to remind the Committee that we have spent 28 minutes discussing a relatively minor point and we do have a lot of material to get through. I am grateful for the Minister’s clarification of the   matter. However, I am not happy with the detail of his   response to my Amendment No. 46. It is   important to remember that alcohol deadens inhibitions and judgment. I refer to the words,"““not to function or not to function properly””" in new Section 34D(12) on page 16. I believe that those words constitute a loophole. I cannot understand why the Minister cannot improve the drafting of the Bill in that regard. However, in the mean time and subject to the usual caveats, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 46 not moved.]