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date	08/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing sentences for driving offences.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	909940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Whilst many deaths and injuries are the result of a tragic accident, too many of these incidents involve criminal behaviour. Every avoidable death is one too many.</p><p>The government has committed to bring forward changes to ensure the courts have the powers they need to deal with those drivers who kill by dangerous driving or where they are over the limits for alcohol and drugs.</p><p>The Department want to close a loophole in the law that fails to recognise the harm caused where drivers cause serious injury by their careless driving.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/12/2020 18:05:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

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date	08/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received on the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to reform the law and sentencing relating to the offence of leaving the scene of a hit and run that resulted in death; and if he will meet with the hon Member for North Cornwall to discuss (a) that matter and (b) the effect of those accidents on the families of victims.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	126924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>Over the past four years, the Department for Transport has received three pieces of correspondence from Members of Parliament, and one from a member of the public, on the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to reform the law and sentencing relating to the offence of leaving the scene of a hit and run that resulted in death. The Department has also responded to one petition and Ministers have held one meeting with the family of a victim and their Member of Parliament.</p><p>If you write to Baroness Vere, the Minister responsible for this policy area, she would be happy to consider meeting with you to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/12/2020 11:27:11 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann