Scottish Government: Discussions

Debate between Lord Duncan of Springbank and Earl Attlee

Thursday 2nd May 2019 Lords Chamber

[Lord Duncan of Springbank]

The noble and learned Lord is correct. There needs to be parity of esteem in all these discussions. The intergovernmental review should look at the functioning of the frameworks. The existing joint ministerial committees can be improved, and I suspect that the improvements will emerge from the intergovernmental review.

[Earl Attlee (Con)]

My Lords, the Scottish Government decided to lower the blood alcohol limit for drivers, but I have not been able to find out whether that has been successful in reducing the casualty rate. Can my noble friend tell us whether it has been successful? If not, will he undertake to write to me with the stats?

[Lord Duncan of Springbank]

I will very much undertake to write to my noble friend with those statistics—I do not have them to hand.