§ Mr. Brandon-BravoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if, in the light of the remarks by the chief constable of Gwent, echoing those by petitioners in Nottingham, of 11 May 1987,Official Report, column 150, he will seek to review the ban against blood testing of unconscious persons involved in motor accidents.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe White Paper "The Road User and the Law" (Cmnd. 576) published in February this year recorded in paragraph 2.41 the conclusion that the case for taking blood samples from unconscious drivers was not generally yet felt to be sufficiently strong to overcome the present serious legal and ethical issues perceived to be involved.