This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the private member’s bill, Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL].
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL] (132 KB , PDF)
The Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill introduced by Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Labour). The Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 3 June 2015, and is scheduled to be read a second time on 29 January 2016. The Bill proposes to lower the maximum alcohol limit when driving in the UK, and would move the rest of the UK in line with the new limits applied in Scotland since December 2014.
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL] (132 KB , PDF)
Currently, cyclists who drive dangerously or carelessly can be prosecuted for various offences, including those contained in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as amended). In 2024, the Conservative government said it was introducing a new offence of causing death by dangerous cycling. However, this change in the law was not enacted before the 2024 general election. This briefing summarises the existing laws ahead of a debate in the House of Lords.
Research briefing setting out the government’s commitments covering transport for the House of Lords debate on the 2024 King’s Speech.
The transport system in England consists of many elements, including local roads, the strategic road network, and local and national rail systems. Concern has been expressed by some that England’s transport system outside London is not working as well as it could. The government has published several different strategies to address issues in the transport system, such as its national bus strategy and transport decarbonisation plan.
