My Lords, I have a question or two for the Minister on this draft regulation. I am glad that he had difficulty pronouncing the names of some of those controlled drugs, because I certainly would.
First, I think that it is a very good thing that the regulation is being brought in; we have all been debating for years having some limit for driving under the influence of drugs, as we once had for a long time for drink. How will these drugs be detected? Can it be done at the roadside, or will you have to go back to a police station, with all the fuss that that entails? Who can stop, detect and, if necessary, charge a driver? Presumably, PCSOs cannot; they can fine only bicycles and not cars anyway, but it would be interesting to have an answer for that. My third and most important question arises because 16 different drugs are listed here. Surely if you mix the lot, it is a bit more serious, even if it is under the limit, than if you just take one. I know nothing about it at all, but how will that be dealt with? If you exceed the limit on none of them but mix them all together, you might still be under the influence. No doubt the expert panel has considered that, and I would be glad to hear the Minister’s comments.