Clause 24 - Breach of requirements relating to children and seat belts
Road Safety Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 28 March 2006, 5:15 pm
Owen Paterson (Shadow Minister, Transport; North Shropshire, Conservative)
We on the Conservative Benches believe that it is anomalous that the fine for someone who does not wear their seat belt in the front is different from that for someone in the back. Anyone who has seen safety videos showing a child or person on the back seat being catapulted over the front seat will know that that does not make sense. The Minister has struck the right balance with clause 24 and we support it.