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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Mar and Kellie (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 26 October 2005. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Road Safety Bill [HL].

Road Safety Bill [HL]

I should like to intervene in a friendly manner on the amendment. I hope that the noble Lord, Lord Higgins, will accept this. I must complain about the drafting of the amendment. I am very sad that the noble Earl, Lord Attlee, is not in his place but then I suppose that Earls should stick together. I am happy about the use of metric measurements; this is not a metric versus imperial complaint. My complaint is about the use of centimetres—they are terrible. They are not used in either the building industry or in civil engineering. I plead with anybody drafting this type of amendment to use millimetres so that those doing the work will instinctively know what they need to do.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
674 c1229 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Crime prevention Advertising Bus lanes Buses Cameras Cycling Fraud Fees and charges Immobilisation of vehicles Fixed penalties Level crossings Exhaust emissions Large goods vehicles Driving instruction Helmets Medical examinations Motor vehicles Pollution control Motorcycles Motorway service areas Registration Young people Working hours Safety Roads Road traffic control Testing Road signs and markings Speed limits Road traffic offences Vehicle number plates Driving licences
Legislation
Road Safety Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
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