Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a charge of killing or injuring someone through a hit and run.

We do not believe it is necessary to create a specific offence of killing or injuring someone during a hit and run incident. This is because a range of offences and penalties already exist to deal with offences committed on the roads and this can include manslaughter in appropriate cases. The offence of causing death by dangerous driving carries a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment.　 In 2012 the Government also introduced a new offence of causing serious injury through dangerous driving which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years imprisonment.