Road Safety

Debate between Earl of Erroll and Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Tuesday 23rd July 2019 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton]

Matters relating to road safety are substantially devolved. However, I have some statistics here which the noble Lord might be interested in. The number of fatalities in the UK per unit of measurement is 28. Of the four home nations it is highest in Northern Ireland, where that goes up to 37, then Scotland at 35, Wales at 33 and England at 27. I hope that there is work going on between the countries. England is currently leading the way, but I would certainly welcome some developments in other nations.

[The Earl of Erroll (CB)]

My Lords, would it not be more sensible to incorporate night driving into the learning period for driving and possibly include it in the test so that learners learn how to drive at night rather than just limit drivers after they have passed their test and are not with a trained instructor?

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton]

We are looking at all the things we might potentially include in the graduated learner scheme. At the moment we are leaning towards minimum learning periods and elements such as that, with night driving later on. However, we are also very conscious that that might have detrimental social and economic impacts on those who have already passed their test.

Common Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Debate between Earl of Erroll and Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Wednesday 20th March 2019 Grand Committee

[The Earl of Erroll (CB)]

My Lords, I want to say just a couple of things. I am married to a farmer and in the evenings I have to try to sort out some of the paperwork, mapping, basic payment systems—

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)]

I do not believe that the noble Earl was here at the start of the debate and therefore it is not really possible for him to take part.

[The Earl of Erroll]

I am sorry. I was only going to make a point about the RPA workload.

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton]

Perhaps the noble Earl might speak to the Minister afterwards.