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Road Safety Bill [HL]

I shall not move Amendment No. 120 which is grouped with that of my noble friend Lord Dundee. The Minister has repeatedly made the point that there is no proof. One could get proof by introducing a pilot. If, at Report stage, I table—as I may do—an amendment giving the department the right to introduce a pilot to test this scheme, that would be the way to do it. The Chief Constable of Northern Ireland was extremely supportive when we debated this many years ago, when speakers from Northern Ireland spoke about how good it was. They considered it was clearly established and proven in Northern Ireland. The only way to decide whether it would be an improvement would be to have a pilot scheme. That may be the answer. I would like the Minister to consider that before we come to Report stage because if there were a provision in the Bill to create a pilot scheme and, dependent on the result, we decided to do this, that may be one way forward which would benefit us all. Meanwhile I shall not move my amendment, but my noble friend Lord Dundee has the right of reply on his amendment.