Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:03 pm on 19 April 2024.

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Photo of Guy Opperman Guy Opperman Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) 2:03, 19 April 2024

On the points made by my hon. Friend and Anne McLaughlin, the way ahead is surely the example cited in the debate of my hon. Friend Peter Gibson on 24 February by Ian Paisley, who set out in very eloquent terms how in North Antrim there was a pilot project for kids who had the problems identified by the hon. Lady and a passion for off-road vehicles —a passion identified by all of us in various different examples. There were locations where those individuals could do that pastime in a safe way, and there was education on appropriate usage. That is surely the way ahead for tackling antisocial behaviour in tricky circumstances.