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HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)To clarify, in case there was any misunderstanding of what I was saying, it is clearly the role of the Opposition to try to influence and make legislation, just as it is the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)That wasn’t what I said!19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)As I set out in my response to the hon. Member for Sefton Central, when he was making the case for the amendments, there is not a sufficient appreciation of the word,…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Absolutely. Clearly, this is an industry that is developing globally, and we want to be part of that. I think that we all recognise that there are huge economic opportunities…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)There is always an opportunity. Andrew Lansley is a good friend of mine, and my predecessor as MP for South Cambridgeshire. I agree with the hon. Member for Paisley and…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)That was not what I was saying at all.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)In this role I have talked to unions about many different things, although not about this legislation yet. However, the Law Commission, in its three-year review of the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Yes, as the hon. Member for Easington said, that is slightly different, but the technologies are related. Self-driving cars are of a different order of consideration because there…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)One of the Bill’s provisions is about the digitisation of traffic regulation orders. I will not speak to that power, other than to say that the Bill gives the power to the…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]I thank everyone who has contributed to this incredibly enjoyable debate. It is always enjoyable when there is a remarkable degree of consensus across the House. I note that…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]Absolutely, the accident investigators will have the power to get access to the software and technology so that we understand what went wrong. That is a crucial part of this; we…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I reassure the hon. Member that we have been in contact with Scottish Government officials about the Bill over many months, including on this issue, and there has been an exchange…05 Mar 2024HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillHe has gone and spoilt it all, Mr Deputy Speaker. A few months ago I went to see the show “The Moon Walkers”, with narration by Tom Hanks, about the 12 men —and they are all…23 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillThis is probably the most enjoyable debate I have ever taken part in. Particularly after Wednesday night’s activities, it is nice to have a debate of a cross-party nature in terms…23 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillThis has been a Brexit opportunity, dare I say. Leaving the EU enabled us to set up a whole new regulatory regime in great detail. Other European countries have regimes for space…23 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillThe challenge is that there are so many businesses and companies involved in aerospace in the UK, and in the space industry generally, that I cannot list them all. The shadow…23 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillAbsolutely. I thank my hon. Friend for that point, which was very well made. The Odysseus robot went to the south pole of the moon because that is where the supply of water is.…23 Feb 2024HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillMy hon. Friend has expounded a very important point: we are critical to the space industry, and to space exploration more generally. Coming back to the issue of regulation—coming…23 Feb 2024