§ Mr. GarnierTo ask the Solicitor-General if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on the law relating to the compulsory supply of a sample of(a) breath, (b) urine and (c) blood by a person suspected of driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while above the statutory alcohol limit following (i) the ruling of Judge Peter Crawford at Birmingham crown court in the case of R. v. Amesh Chauhan and Dean Hollingsworth and (ii) the Scottish case of Brown v. the Procurator Fiscal. [132633]
§ Mr. HillI have been asked to reply.
The Government's Road Safety Strategy "Tomorrow's Roads—Safer for Everyone" stated that it is our intention to examine police powers with respect to testing drivers for alcohol, with a view to taking new legislation as necessary.
The cases of Brown v. PF Dunfermline and R. v. Amesh Chauhan and Dean Hollingsworth relate to the determination of the identity of the driver. They raised issues about specific points in those cases and are not considered to have a bearing on the requirement to give samples of breath, blood or urine.