Road Traffic Penalties

HC Deb 31 October 2001 vol 373 cc729-30W

Mr. Rendel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the responses received to the consultation paper on road traffic penalties. [10293]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 26 October 2001]Officials in the three Departments concerned (Home Office, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and Lord Chancellor's Department) are currently engaged in taking stock of the detailed and comprehensive responses to the Road Traffic Penalties Consultation Paper which was published on 19 December 2000. A considered Government report containing a summary of the responses received and final set of recommendations will be published in the near future.