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HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend is spot on; that is the entire point. We are creating a framework with a lot of flexibility in it because, as various Members have noted, this is moving technology.…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Before I come to the amendments, I want to set out some of the background of clause 50 and why we think it is significant. This is all about the user in charge, which is a new…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)As I said at the beginning, we think the question of the user-in-charge immunity—and this is all it is about—is a reserved matter under the Scotland Act 1998. That is our position…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his comments, and I appreciate the support that there is in the Committee for the regulation of pedicabs. The problem with pedicabs was that there was…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)indicated assent .19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will mention the role of the investigators before commenting on the amendment. Clause 60 introduces the concept of investigation of incidents by statutory inspectors, which will…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The Government would then have to pass primary legislation in order to not do a review. If we end up in a situation where everyone is happy with the statement of safety…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I understand that there is actually a bus captain on CAVForth—a person who can deal directly with passengers and help them. That is part of the point I was making about being…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am sorry we have not managed to get that meeting in. We will get it in the diary.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I agree totally with my hon. Friend. As somebody who is very interested in artificial intelligence and who has also gone round in the Wayve car, but around Kings Cross, I was very…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am happy to give a commitment that I will consult with highways authorities, but we are not going to move beyond road user groups, road safety groups and businesses in the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a valid point; indeed, I have met representatives of the insurance industry about it. There are two points about the Bill that are relevant. One is that…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 93, page 67, line 17, at end insert “for an area in England”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 3.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The legislation gives power to the Secretary of State to require the digitisation; the exact method of digitisation will be through a digital platform that the Department for…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I reiterate what I said earlier: accessibility is incredibly important. That is the whole point of this legislation and why it contains clause 87. We already have the Disabled…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)As I said at the beginning, the role of the inspectors is not to assign liability, blame or whatever else; it is to find out what actually happened in detail to ensure that it…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Before I address the amendment, I will set out a bit of background. The existing law on taxi, private hire and public service vehicle licensing is predicated on having a…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will make a brief point about the clauses, because they will be a source of concern for many people. It is therefore good to put on the record that the clauses give the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The Secretary of State commits in the clause to monitor, and to publish annually their assessment of, the application of the statement of safety principles. Everyone who is…19 Mar 2024