New Clause 4 - Causing death or serious injury by negligent driving
Road Safety Bill
10:45 am
Mr Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough, Labour)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
The new clause stands in my name and in that of my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Mrs. Ellman). I am delighted to inform the Minister and the Whips Office that I am no longer a disloyal rebel but a proud proponent of Government policy. I am delighted to be the first MP to be able to put on the record the fact that the Government have concluded that there should be a new offence of causing death by careless driving, for which a prison sentence of up to five years should be available, although that sentence should not be used in every case.