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Road Safety Bill [Lords]

I did not know that hon. Members had come to this House to start a world revolution by taking on both the EU and the UN, but if that is what we must do to introduce a small measure of sanity into the issue of road safety, then so be it. In two days’ time, I will attend an event to which I have been invited by a number of people who ride disability scooters and who use wheelchairs. The event celebrates the fact that they are fitting retro-reflective tape on to their vehicles in order to be seen more clearly at night. If retro-reflective tape is good enough for people who travel rather slowly, but who want to be seen more clearly, it behoves us to do something about HGVs. It is with some regret that I say that I will push new clause 12 to a vote. I do not understand the Minister’s argument, because we must start somewhere and should adopt this simple measure. It is important that hon. Members show that we support what, as the Minister knows, is a long-standing and popular all-party movement. Even at this late stage, I hope that the Minister will reconsider the matter before it is considered in Europe. Question put, That the motion be made:— The House divided: Ayes 201, Noes 280.