Proceeding contribution from Lord Naseby (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 May 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Health Bill.
Health Bill
That takes us partially forward but it does not totally answer the question. With fixed-penalty notices for traffic offences, with regard to parking meters and so on, if you pay within a certain number of days the fine is reduced. But it is a major task to get something overturned if you are innocent, because, say, a parking meter is not working properly—certainly in the London boroughs, where I suspect that most of us park periodically. The Minister said that he wanted to take society with him on this Bill, so I urge that there should be more understanding on the procedure for fixed-penalty notices. This is not just a parking issue; these are pretty substantial issues, and there should be provision whereby people can make representations without having the fear of necessarily going to the law. The second issue that I am not too clear about, although we may have debated it in the few moments that I was missing from the Committee the other evening, relates to whether parking wardens will be able to issue fixed-penalty notices on vehicles—or who will issue notices on vehicles. I shall be grateful if the Minister clarifies that.
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- 2005-06
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- House of Lords Grand Committee
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- Codes of practice Age Hospitals Fixed penalties Health hazards Fines Hygiene Infectious diseases NHS Powers of entry MRSA Working conditions Sales Young people Shipping Smoking Territorial waters
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- Health Bill 2005-06
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