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Road Safety Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for that thoughtful and very coherent response. I would have preferred to move the amendment in Committee but that stage carried on for so many days that I was unable to attend the final sitting. I agree that it would have been more appropriate for it to be moved as a probing amendment in Committee rather than at this late stage. I shall read very carefully what my noble friend has said, particularly the references to the various directives and other powers already in place. It seemed pretty convincing to me. On that basis, I am very happy to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 49 not moved.]