Drugs (Roadside Testing) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:56 am on 10 June 2011.

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Photo of David Nuttall David Nuttall Conservative, Bury North 9:56, 10 June 2011

That might be so, but, as I have pointed out, drugs are defined as anything that is an intoxicant, and that includes not just illicit drugs but medicinally approved and prescribed drugs and common drinks such as those containing caffeine and, in extremis, water. Although the focus will be on illegal drugs when the device is eventually brought into use, the producers of the device ought to look at the definition of the word “drug” and produce a device that covers both illicit and medically prescribed drugs, because both are dangerous.