Debate on bill on Wednesday, 8 June 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Davies of Oldham. The answering member was Lord Hanningfield.

Road Safety Bill [HL]

Road Safety Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 672 c879-928
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Transport
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Road Safety Bill (HL) 2005-06. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 5-EN also published.
Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Bills
House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2005/251
Wednesday, 15 June 2005
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Davies of Oldham | 672 c879-83 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the Bill be now read a second time. The United Kingdom has one of the ...; Lord Hanningfield | 672 c883-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome this opportunity to speak from these Benches on this important and timely Bill. ...; Lord Bradshaw | 672 c887-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we, too, welcome the Bill and will seek to give it God speed through the House. However, t...; Viscount Tenby | 672 c889-92 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome many of the proposals in the Road Safety Bill, although I regret that the opport...; Lord Faulkner of Worcester | 672 c892-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too wish the Bill well. I congratulate the Government on introducing it so early in this...; Earl Peel | 672 c895-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to address my remarks this afternoon to one specific problem of road safety ...; Lord Berkeley | 672 c912-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Tanlaw, on the wonderful case he has made for double s...; Earl Attlee | 672 c914-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this wide-ranging Bill. I commend the Govern...; Earl of Courtown | 672 c907-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank Her Majesty’s Government for bringing forward this important Bill so early...; Lord Tanlaw | 672 c909-12 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Government have an honourable record on road safety, which goes back to the days of Ba...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 672 c924-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I certainly echo that last sentiment. This has been a very interesting afternoon. I wish t...; Earl of Mar and Kellie | 672 c918-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Earl. There was I thinking that the cubit, the...; Baroness Hanham | 672 c921-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I first saw the Bill I was not sure whether it would generate substantial debate. In ...; Earl of Glasgow | 672 c900-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is something unusual about this debate. When debating Bills concerning crime and pun...; Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | 672 c898-900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by welcoming the Bill and declaring a major interest in it as the current presiden...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 672 c927-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, policing in this country is local. It is therefore a matter of the judgment of the local p...; Earl Peel | 672 c927 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Lord moves on, perhaps I may press him on the last point. He said that it...; Viscount Simon | 672 c902-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise in advance for speaking for much longer and in much more detail than I had ori...
Subjects: Breathalysers Buses Licensing Fixed penalties Driving under influence Large goods vehicles Driving instruction Motorway service areas Radioactive materials Registration Safety Roads Speed limits Road traffic offences
Legislation: Road Safety Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Road Safety Bill [HL]

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