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Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Monday, 27 June 2005, in the House of Lords.


Road Safety Bill [HL]

Road Safety Bill (HL). Lords Committee Stage first day. Clause 10 as amended agreed to. Clauses 11 and 12 agreed to. New clauses considered. (Part 3 of 3)


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Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
673 c95-118 
Session
2005-06
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Monson | 673 c111 (Link to this contribution) I would say to the noble Lord, Lord   Berkeley, that there is one good reason why breath tests shoul...
Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 673 c111 (Link to this contribution) On that last point, you always have the right to have a blood test. You need not be subjected to a b...
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Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c111-2 (Link to this contribution) This has been a most interesting debate with a large number of contributors and some useful comments...
Earl Attlee | 673 c112 (Link to this contribution) I think the noble Lord was referring to my contribution regarding the amendment tabled by my noble f...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c112-3 (Link to this contribution) Well, there are hard cases. I assume that the noble Baroness would emphasise that people are all too...
Viscount Simon | 673 c109 (Link to this contribution) I have added my name to two of the   amendments in the name of the noble Earl, Lord   Dundee, and I ...
Lord Hanningfield | 673 c109-10 (Link to this contribution) It has been an interesting debate, and I shall be interested to hear the Minister’s response in a mo...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 673 c110 (Link to this contribution) I want to contribute briefly; I do not intend to speak at length, because virtually every point that...
Earl Attlee | 673 c110 (Link to this contribution) I shall be very brief. I listened with interest to the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady ...
Lord Monson | 673 c104-5 (Link to this contribution) The noble Earl, Lord Dundee, argued that in many other European countries, the limit is 50 milligram...
Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | 673 c105-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment No. 42, to which my name is added, before referring briefly to ...
Earl of Dundee | 673 c101-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 42:"Before Clause 11, insert the following new clause—"    ““DRIVING OR BEING ...
Earl Attlee | 673 c104 (Link to this contribution) I have an amendment in this group: Amendment No. 54. Alcohol is clearly a problem, but so are drugs....
Lord Bradshaw | 673 c106-7 (Link to this contribution) I think that my name is also on this group of amendments. I should like first to agree with the nob...
Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 673 c107-9 (Link to this contribution) My amendment is grouped with the amendments that we are discussing but is slightly different to some...
Baroness Hanham | 673 c100 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that reply. He has dealt with most of our points, but the more we look at t...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c100-1 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 40:"Page 13, line 1, leave out ““A statutory instrument containing such an order...
Lord Berkeley | 673 c100 (Link to this contribution) Would my noble friend help me on a point that has been worrying me for some time today? Will the off...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c100 (Link to this contribution) It is right to say that we live in a relatively cash-free economy and it is likely that a foreign dr...
Earl of Dundee | 673 c117-8 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his remarks and all noble Lords who have informed the debate. As to the no...
Baroness Crawley | 673 c118 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move that the House do now resume. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.
Lord Bradshaw | 673 c116 (Link to this contribution) We would be more convinced that the Government meant to introduce a Road Safety Act if some of the s...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c116-7 (Link to this contribution) I cannot commit myself to a timescale on drugs testing for the obvious reason that I do not know whe...
Lord Berkeley | 673 c116 (Link to this contribution) How long will the Government continue to think about the issue? The accident rate has been increasin...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c116 (Link to this contribution) That is a very fair challenge. I merely reiterate that we change our minds and introduce fresh legis...
Lord Blackwell | 673 c114 (Link to this contribution) The Minister cites the police as having said that they are satisfied with their powers. What policem...
Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 673 c113 (Link to this contribution) I feel that I must point out to the Minister that statistics show that new drivers are the greatest ...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c113-4 (Link to this contribution) It goes without saying that I am very pleased to hear that testimony. We will look at the evidence v...
Earl Attlee | 673 c98-9 (Link to this contribution) In practice, most of the time the deposit would be paid with a credit card, debit card or company ch...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c99-100 (Link to this contribution) I had hoped that I had covered most of those points in earlier debates, but perhaps not with suffici...
Baroness Hanham | 673 c97-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 37:"Page 11, line 44, leave out from beginning to end of line 37 on page 12." T...
Lord Bradshaw | 673 c98 (Link to this contribution) Members of the Committee should give particular attention to the points raised by the noble Baroness...
Lord Lyell | 673 c97 (Link to this contribution) If Amendment No. 37 were agreed to, I would not be able to call Amendments Nos. 38 and 39.
Baroness Hanham | 673 c96-7 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that reply. I am also grateful for his confirmation that there are clauses—...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c96 (Link to this contribution) First of all, I wish to allay the noble Baroness’s suspicions: this provision is not about revenue r...
Baroness Hanham | 673 c95-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 35:"Page 9, leave out line 40." The noble Baroness said: Amendments Nos. 35 and...
Lord Berkeley | 673 c110-1 (Link to this contribution) I want to follow on from what was said by my noble friend Lord Faulkner. The increase in people kill...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 673 c114-6 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord knows that whenever chief constables are exercised about their capacity to enforce th...
Subjects
Breathalysers Fixed penalties Drugs Driving under influence Large goods vehicles Motor vehicles Police Safety Roads Testing Road traffic offences
Legislation
Road Safety Bill (HL) 2005-06
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