Written question asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green Party) on Thursday, 27 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 December 2025. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Motor Vehicles: Breathalysers
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact alcohol interlocks will have on improving road safety.
- Answer
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The Government is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads.
We are considering a range of policies under the new Road Safety Strategy; the first for ten years. This includes the case for changing the motoring offences, such as drink driving. We intend to publish this by the end of the year.
In 2019 the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) was awarded a grant from the Department for Transport to undertake research into the feasibility of the using alcohol interlocks (“alcolocks”) as part of drink-drive offender rehabilitation programmes. This research examined alcohol interlock usage in other countries.
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- HL12416
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- 2024-26
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- Breathalysers Motor vehicles Roads Safety
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