HC Deb 28 March 1968 vol 761 cc305-6W
20. Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice has been given, and will now be given to motorists, the police, and public analysts, about procedures to be carried out in the case of blood tests, where drivers are suspected of excess alcohol in the blood.

Mr. Taverne

Advice to the police, including suggestions about what the motorist should be told, is given in Home Office circulars Nos. 129/1967 and 79 /1968, copies of which were placed in the Library when they were issued. It is not for me to advise public analysts.

31. Mr. Archer

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he will take steps to ensure that blood samples supplied to motorists after a breath test are properly sealed in adequate containers.

Mr. Taverne

Yes. My right hon. Friend has recently given further advice to the police about this.