One of the government's senior lawyers has agreed to meet a family calling for the sentence given to a drug driver who killed three people on the A47 to be reviewed.

Jade Mace, 25, her mother Lisa Carter, 49 and her step-father Paul Carter, 41, from Spalding, died when Aurelijus Cielevicius's BMW collided with their Vauxhall Mocha on the A47 near King's Lynn on January 15.Eastern Daily Press: Aurelijus Cielevicius, who was jailed for 10 and a half years after admitting three counts of causing death by dangerous drivingAurelijus Cielevicius, who was jailed for 10 and a half years after admitting three counts of causing death by dangerous driving (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)

Cielevicius, 39, from King's Lynn, who was 15 times the drug drive limit after taking crystal meth at the time of the crash, admitted three counts of causing death by dangerous driving when he appeared at Norwich Crown Court.

But while the maximum sentence for the offences was increased from 14 years to life six months before the crash, he was jailed for 10 and a half years.

When police questioned the sentence under the courts' unduly lenient sentencing scheme (ULS), they were told it wasn't unduly lenient by the solicitor general, Michael Tomlinson MP.

The case was the focus of an adjournment debate in Parliament tabled by North West Norfolk MP James Wild on Tuesday night.

Eastern Daily Press: North West Norfolk MP James WildNorth West Norfolk MP James Wild (Image: Richard Townshend Photography)

Mr Wild said: "The primary purpose of tonight’s debate is to highlight the serious issues raised by this case with sentencing and the unduly lenient sentence scheme, as well as to propose some changes to the criminal justice system." 

Eastern Daily Press: Summer Mace (left) with her mother Lisa Carter, sister Jade and step-father Paul CarterSummer Mace (left) with her mother Lisa Carter, sister Jade and step-father Paul Carter (Image: Summer Mace)He said Summer Mace - who lost her sister, mother and step-father - and her family cannot understand why the life sentence they have been dealt has not been imposed on Cielevicius.

Solicitor general Mr Tomlinson said: "The ULS scheme is not a mystery, and neither should it be, but it is not often that we have the opportunity to debate the scheme in detail, as we have this evening.

Eastern Daily Press: The stretch of the A47 where the crash happenedThe stretch of the A47 where the crash happened (Image: Chris Bishop)"He specifically requested that I meet him and the family and, yes, of course I will.

"I close by commending the family once more for their bravery in raising this case and for their determination to ensure that other families do not suffer as they have.”