| Heading: |
Road Traffic Offences: Fixed Penalties |
| Question ID: |
1744021 |
| UIN: |
HL2812 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3526 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Berkeley
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Lord Berkeley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to increasing the penalties for motorists who watch films or make video calls whilst driving. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-05 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. We are currently considering policy options in this area. Since the general election, the Department has also begun work on... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |