Motoring Offences Review

Lord Whitty Excerpts

Thursday 7th July 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Faulks]

I am afraid that I do not have an instant answer to the question put by the noble Baroness, but I will look into the matter and write to her about it.

[Lord Whitty (Lab)]

My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Road Safety Foundation. It is all very well having clearly defined offences and sentences, but all of them have to be enforced. In that context, will the noble Lord dissociate the Government from the populist demand for switching off and removing speed cameras, which have actually contributed substantially to improved driver behaviour and to saving lives?

[Lord Faulks]

The noble Lord makes an important point, because enforcement is critical; simply having an offence and a penalty is not enough. Of course, these issues are for local authorities with budget restraints, but nevertheless the point is an important one.