Dangerous Driving

I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. I will address that issue later in my speech. I wanted to e...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Will he find time in his opening remarks to...

I thank my hon. Friend for that remark. I will focus on the law on death by dangerous driving, bu...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. In my time as an MP, one of the most diffic...

I thank my hon. Friend for raising that case from his constituency. I entirely agree that it is s...

My hon. Friend paints a shocking picture of a horrific offence by an individual who had 11 convic...

I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Indeed, it is the basis of my speech, and I will talk...

Does my hon. Friend agree that a motor vehicle in the wrong hands is a lethal weapon and that the...

I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. It seems bizarre. In 2004, the previous Government legislat...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on the poignant, powerful speech that he is making. Does he agree t...

I am extremely glad that my hon. Friend has placed that on the record. A manslaughter charge coul...

My hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) made an excellent point. The advantage of...

I defer to my hon. Friend’s knowledge, given that he is a lawyer who, I am sure, has encountered ...

I join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to Ross and Clare Simons and sending condolences to their...

My hon. Friend is right. Lovell showed no remorse at his trial, just as he had showed no remorse ...

It is not just a question of sentencing; there is also the issue of what happens when someone who...

I cannot imagine how distressing it must be for the families of those who have been killed by dan...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) on securing this important debate. ...

I am spurred to intervene on the hon. Gentleman because one of the things that upsets me about th...

The hon. Gentleman is completely right, and I am sure that that sentiment will be echoed by many ...

Many people who are convicted of a driving offence and sent to prison often receive a driving ban...

I completely agree; those arrangements are nonsense because those people are unable to drive whil...

In some cases, there must surely be a good argument for never allowing the person to drive again....

There is no doubt that some people drive in an extremely reckless and dangerous way, without any ...

Madam Deputy Speaker, you have given me permission to refer to your own tragic loss last October ...

It is a great privilege to take part in this important debate. I pay tribute to the hon. Member f...

I support the hon. Lady’s speech, which strikes a chord with me. I have a constituent who lost he...

That is absolutely right. One purpose of today's debate is to ensure that any review of the guide...

I pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work that she has done on this matter. As regards ensuring...

I certainly do, and I hope that the Sentencing Council is listening to the debate.

I urged ...

I am really concerned about people being killed by dangerous driving. I very much support the ide...

I think the hon. Gentleman speaks for many who believe that there should be a thorough review in ...

In this Chamber, we often say that it is a pleasure to take part in a debate, but it gives me no ...

My constituent, whose son was killed in a driving incident nearly a year ago, contacted me very e...

I thank my hon. Friend. That is another example of a sentence, given only today, that surely cann...

The hon. Gentleman said that the offender was twice over the limit when the incident occurred. Do...

I thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. He is quite right. He has exposed to the House yet...

The whole House will be shocked by the two cases that the hon. Gentleman has brought to our atten...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman, who chairs the Select Committee on Home Affairs, for that inter...

I made that point earlier. Not only do I totally agree with the hon. Gentleman that someone shoul...

I thank my hon. Friend, who has raised something, certainly in serious cases, that should be part...

I too congratulate the hon. Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) on securing this important deba...

I am delighted to take part in the debate, principally because I have been asked to by a constitu...

My hon. Friend the Member for Burton (Andrew Griffiths) has made some moving points. I recall bei...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak at the end of this debate on the law on ...

It is a privilege to respond for the Opposition to this debate on a serious and tragic subject. D...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for his helpful comments. On that point, may I brin...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. The definitions of careless and dangerous driving are relati...

Does the hon. Gentleman believe that the general public’s reaction, which he has described, may h...

I will come back to the issue of sentencing—the offence that the hon. Gentleman mentions carries ...

Order. Is the hon. Gentleman coming towards the end of his remarks, because he has been speaking ...

I was given 15 minutes, I think, by the Backbench Business Committee, but having taken 18, anothe...

Order. The hon. Gentleman should not chance his luck. He is over his time and we need to hear the...

I am most grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Yes, we have a better record and a long way to go...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) on securing the debate an...

I thank the Minister for giving way and for his useful round-up of the debate. Does he not accept...

As I said at the outset, it is difficult for me to comment on particular cases, and it is for Cro...

I wonder whether my hon. Friend could widen the issue. Prior to the change in the law in 1991, th...

There is merit in listening carefully to all that has been said in this excellent and thoughtful ...

I am grateful to the Minister for his thoroughness and his generosity in giving way, but he has s...

Yes, I agree with my hon. Friend, who will recognise that the addition in the statute book of the...

The Minister is correct about the provisions, but if someone has caused death by driving when uni...

Yes, indeed, but that of course is a separate point. As I hope I indicated, I have listened caref...

I apologise for not being present earlier. Is there a reciprocal agreement between this country a...

We have striven to ensure that disqualifications, wherever they take place, are reflected in the ...

When does the Minister expect the review to be completed? Given what he said earlier, may I ask w...

As I said earlier, the review of sentencing guidelines that the Sentencing Council has been asked...

I would like to sum up this Back-Bench debate by first thanking the Minister and the shadow Minis...