§ Mr. Bob Laxton (Derby, North)May I present to the House a petition of 2,304 names from Mrs. Susan Clewer, who lives in my constituency? The petition was drawn up after the tragic death of her 25-year-old son.
Andrew Clewer was crushed to death between the front of a double-decker public service bus and the rear of a stationary vehicle that he was unloading in Nottingham city centre just over a year ago.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for the Home Department to pass legislation with the effect that drivers who seriously injure or kill someone, and who are convicted of driving without due care and attention, shall be disqualified for a period of at least five years, and shall have to resit their driving test before their licence is reinstated; drivers convicted of causing death by dangerous driving shall be disqualified for a period of not less than 10 years, and shall have to resit their driving test before their licence is reinstated; and drivers convicted of driving with an excess of alcohol in their bloodstreams shall be disqualified for a period of not less than 15 years, and shall have to resit their driving test before their licence is reinstated. A second such offence should lead to permanent disqualification.
The petitioners remain, etc.
§ To lie upon the Table.