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Road Safety Bill [HL]

My Lords, is the Minister absolutely clear in his own mind on this? If someone has come into police custody presumably the worse for drink or drugs, and is unconscious, and a sample is taken from him without his consent—because he is not in a position to give it—is the Minister telling us that the sample has got to be kept in the custody of the police and not analysed until the person is able to give consent? The noble Baroness has just made the point that the blood sample could deteriorate considerably if, for example, it was held over a weekend. Can the Minister assure us that the blood sample would in fact be good enough to show whatever drugs or drink they are analysing it for? I am probing the Minister on why it is necessary, having taken the sample, then to get the permission of the person who is unconscious before you analyse it.