Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 23 July 2018.
Colleen Fletcher
Opposition Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to introduce legislative proposals to extend the maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous driving.
Rory Stewart
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
The government is committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately.
We will bring forward proposals for changes in the law, which will include proposals to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving, as soon as parliamentary time allows. These proposals will take account of, and incorporate, all of government’s proposals for safer roads, including those arising from the Department of Transport’s review of cycle safety.
Yes1 person thinks so
No4 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
