Member

We have the perfect case study to use for the amendment in question: Scotland. I find myself at one with my noble friend Lord Attlee. In 2014, the Scottish Government lowered the legal limit of blood alcohol content from 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres to 50 milligrams per 100 millilitres—the same change proposed by the noble Baroness. As has already been said, in three academic studies on whether these changes helped to reduce the number of traffic accidents or fatality rates relative to England, it was found that lower Scottish limits had no impact. One study found that there was no change on Friday and Saturday nights despite those being the nights when accidents are most likely to occur. It also found that there was no difference in the accident rates of young males—the group most likely to engage in drink-driving.