Proceeding contribution from Lord Northbourne (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 22 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Road Safety Bill [HL].
Road Safety Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have serious doubts about Amendment No. 19. In order to help me, will the noble Lord give us the Government’s estimate of the additional number of years of custodial sentence which will be applicable if the amendment were to be passed? How many people would be likely to be sent to prison for how long? Our prisons are grossly overcrowded; surely the custodial sentence is not the only solution to the problem. It seems to me that a much longer suspension of driving might be almost an equal deterrent to a custodial sentence.
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- 675 c1558
- Session
- 2005-06
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Death Convictions Dangerous driving Cameras Disqualification Exemptions Prison sentences Motorways Safety Roads Road signs and markings Speed limits
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- Road Safety Bill (HL) 2005-06
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