I think the noble Lord was referring to my contribution regarding the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lady Gardner of Parkes. It suggested a zero limit for new drivers. The problem with that is that if someone consumed a reasonable amount of alcohol the night before, even two pints of lager at 6 o’clock the night before, he would still have alcohol in his blood the next morning.
Road Safety Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Earl Attlee
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 27 June 2005.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Road Safety Bill [HL].
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