That is less a comment about not wanting to gold-plate an EU directive than it is actually saying that in relation to existing cars it is not possible to do it anyway. The Minister has said that it is not a question of cost, but that you actually cannot do it.
Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 24 February 2015.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.
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2014-15
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