Member

When I articulated this argument from the Government Dispatch Box in about 2011, I was confident that the policy was correct but not certain. We now have the evidence of the Scottish Government, who did exactly what the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, is suggesting. After a suitable period, they commissioned academic research that showed that the change had no measurable effect on road safety, which came as no surprise to me. That is why I do not support her Amendment 350.