Road Safety Bill [HL]

The noble Lord will recognise that we are involved in consultation at this time, which is consistent with the Bill and consonant with it. We are not seeking to delay with regard to this   issue. We have helped to prompt a significant public debate, which has been reflected in the views of noble Lords across the Committee, including those expressed by my noble friend Lady Gibson on the important representation of RoSPA. The noble Earl, Lord Dundee, also speaks on behalf of interest groups outside the House that are concerned about road safety and he is therefore reflecting a substantial body of public opinion. We are involved in an important period of consultation on these issues with views coming from the well informed organisations that I mentioned and many others with a real interest in the appropriate points and punishments for speeding. However, at this stage, we are not including a definitive table in the Bill. That is the subject of consultation. It will be in the secondary legislation that will follow this Bill should it become an Act of Parliament. I merely reflect today that part of the process of consultation is to ensure that we have a full debate on all the issues involved. I can assure the noble Lord that we hope to get this Bill through both this House and the other place in the not-too-distant future. The secondary legislation will follow that.