Road Safety Bill [HL]

In replying to the noble Lord, Lord   Berkeley, will the Minister reflect on the fact that it is normally for the courts to decide what the penalty should be on the basis of the offence. If the evidence is furnished to the court—it could be evidence of murder for that matter, we are not necessarily talking about road safety—it is not the place of secondary legislation to lay down what the penalty should be. It should provide penalties that the court may, taking into account the circumstances, inflict.