I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Austrian Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Monday 3^rd December.

The Council reached General Approaches on the social and market pillars of the first tranche of the ‘Mobility Package’. The ‘social pillar’ is intended to establish a specific regulatory regime for the...

I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Austrian Presidency (the Presidency) in Brussels on Monday 3^rd December.

The Council reached General Approaches on the social and market pillars of the first tranche of the ‘Mobility Package’. The ‘social pillar’ is intended to establish a specific regulatory regime for the...

I will attend the last Transport Council under the Austrian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Brussels on Monday 3^rd December.

The Council will consider proposals from the first tranche of the ‘Mobility Package’. Under the ‘social pillar’ of the package the Presidency will seek a General Approach on proposals:...

I will attend the last Transport Council under the Austrian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Brussels on Monday 3^rd December.

The Council will consider proposals from the first tranche of the ‘Mobility Package’. Under the ‘social pillar’ of the package the Presidency will seek a General Approach on proposals:...

I attended the informal meeting of members of the Transport and Environment Councils in Graz, Austria on 29^th and 30^th October.

The programme for the Informal meetings included separate sessions for Transport and Environment Ministers and a joint session for both Ministers entitled “Starting a new Era; Clean, safe and affordable...

I attended the informal meeting of members of the Transport and Environment Councils in Graz, Austria on 29^th and 30^th October.

The programme for the Informal meetings included separate sessions for Transport and Environment Ministers and a joint session for both Ministers entitled “Starting a new Era; Clean, safe and affordable...

I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) in Luxembourg on Thursday 7^th June.

The Council reached a General Approach on a proposal to revise the current Regulation on safeguarding connectivity and competition in international air transport, which is intended to provide protection against subsidisation and...

I attended the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) in Luxembourg on Thursday 7^th June.

The Council reached a General Approach on a proposal to revise the current Regulation on safeguarding connectivity and competition in international air transport, which is intended to provide protection against subsidisation and...

I will attend the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Luxembourg on Thursday 7^th June.

The Council is expected to reach a General Approach on a proposal to revise the current Regulation on safeguarding connectivity and competition in international air transport, which is...

I will attend the only formal Transport Council under the Bulgarian Presidency (the Presidency) taking place in Luxembourg on Thursday 7^th June.

The Council is expected to reach a General Approach on a proposal to revise the current Regulation on safeguarding connectivity and competition in international air transport, which is...

This issue has been brought before this House on a number of occasions. I suspect that there may be a slight difference between my right hon. Friend and those on the Scottish National party Benches. It is an argument that is often made and an issue that will, I think,...

This issue has been brought before this House on a number of occasions. I suspect that there may be a slight difference between my right hon. Friend and those on the Scottish National party Benches. It is an argument that is often made and an issue that will, I think,...

That is an interesting idea, and I suggest that the hon. Gentleman include it in an amendment and discuss it with Ministers. I am not familiar with the detail of the issue, but it could be debated constructively during the passage of the Bill. I do not condone any motoring...

That is an interesting idea, and I suggest that the hon. Gentleman include it in an amendment and discuss it with Ministers. I am not familiar with the detail of the issue, but it could be debated constructively during the passage of the Bill. I do not condone any motoring...

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s difficulty this afternoon—he does not know whether he has been reshuffled and whether he will be Liberal Democrat transport spokesman by the end of the debate. He is curiously interested in Conservative party policy making, although he has not set out any Liberal Democrat road...

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s difficulty this afternoon—he does not know whether he has been reshuffled and whether he will be Liberal Democrat transport spokesman by the end of the debate. He is curiously interested in Conservative party policy making, although he has not set out any Liberal Democrat road...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady, as she has steered me towards the second part of my argument. I do not want to rehearse this afternoon what should be a careful and thoughtful discussion in Committee. The fine detail of the definitions in the Bill is properly a matter...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady, as she has steered me towards the second part of my argument. I do not want to rehearse this afternoon what should be a careful and thoughtful discussion in Committee. The fine detail of the definitions in the Bill is properly a matter...

Does the hon. Lady not accept, though, that we in the House have a duty not simply to send messages, but to make good law?

Does the hon. Lady not accept, though, that we in the House have a duty not simply to send messages, but to make good law?

The hon. Gentleman puts his finger on a problem. The Government are always asking our local authorities to take on responsibility after responsibility. Those may be desirable responsibilities, but many areas do not receive the funding for them. The decision about whether a local authority should tackle the problem of...

The hon. Gentleman puts his finger on a problem. The Government are always asking our local authorities to take on responsibility after responsibility. Those may be desirable responsibilities, but many areas do not receive the funding for them. The decision about whether a local authority should tackle the problem of...

The hon. Gentleman is right to talk about the core group. If he bears with me, I shall come on to that because it is the central part of the problem that we face. In the spirit of congeniality, let me say that the Government have done some smart things....

The hon. Gentleman is right to talk about the core group. If he bears with me, I shall come on to that because it is the central part of the problem that we face. In the spirit of congeniality, let me say that the Government have done some smart things....

I very much agree and hope that Ministers, and all those serving on the Committee, will discuss that in detail. It is one way to tighten the measure. The removal of a vehicle and its return only when a heavy fine and the cost of insurance are paid is one...

I very much agree and hope that Ministers, and all those serving on the Committee, will discuss that in detail. It is one way to tighten the measure. The removal of a vehicle and its return only when a heavy fine and the cost of insurance are paid is one...

We welcome many aspects of the detail of the Bill. There are many things that divide us in the House, but securing people’s safety on and around our roads is not one of them. We will back the Government in giving the Bill a Second Reading this evening—it contains some...

We welcome many aspects of the detail of the Bill. There are many things that divide us in the House, but securing people’s safety on and around our roads is not one of them. We will back the Government in giving the Bill a Second Reading this evening—it contains some...

The hon. Gentleman tries to tempt me on to Conservative party policy making, which is something that we will be doing over the next 12 to 18 months. I do not intend to share all our thinking with him today. All I will say is that the steps that we...

The hon. Gentleman tries to tempt me on to Conservative party policy making, which is something that we will be doing over the next 12 to 18 months. I do not intend to share all our thinking with him today. All I will say is that the steps that we...

It is the principle of the word ““careless”” that is the problem. If the Government can define in detail a form of words with which we are comfortable we are happy to look at their proposals. Traditionally, there has been an acceptance in British law of the dividing line between...

It is the principle of the word ““careless”” that is the problem. If the Government can define in detail a form of words with which we are comfortable we are happy to look at their proposals. Traditionally, there has been an acceptance in British law of the dividing line between...

I am afraid that I simply do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. Sometimes on the road people make snap judgments that are wrong and that have devastating consequences. There is no intent to kill. There may have been misjudgment—with greater experience, they might have avoided that misjudgment—but that does...

I am afraid that I simply do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. Sometimes on the road people make snap judgments that are wrong and that have devastating consequences. There is no intent to kill. There may have been misjudgment—with greater experience, they might have avoided that misjudgment—but that does...

Of course, and it needed to be prosecuted with the force of the law. Having read the case, a charge of dangerous driving should have been seriously considered. As I recall, the driver was unlicensed, and the measure that we support to tackle the problem of unlicensed drivers would do...

Of course, and it needed to be prosecuted with the force of the law. Having read the case, a charge of dangerous driving should have been seriously considered. As I recall, the driver was unlicensed, and the measure that we support to tackle the problem of unlicensed drivers would do...

The hon. Lady misses the point. I am not talking purely about fatal accidents, but about minor accidents as well.

The hon. Lady misses the point. I am not talking purely about fatal accidents, but about minor accidents as well.

Road Safety Bill (HL). Second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Programme motion on proceedings in Committee, on Report, Third Reading and other proceedings agreed to on question (formal). Money resolution agreed to on question (formal). Ways and means resolution agreed to on question (formal).

Road Safety Bill (HL). Second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Programme motion on proceedings in Committee, on Report, Third Reading and other proceedings agreed to on question (formal). Money resolution agreed to on question (formal). Ways and means resolution agreed to on question (formal).