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HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I paraphrase—that was a potential interpretation of it. I would love him to clarify that this is not what he said.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 10, page 7, line 21, at end insert— “(1A) The register referred to in subsection (1) must be made available online.” This amendment would…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 2, page 2, line 21, after “must” insert “— (a) hold a public consultation on a draft statement; (b) ”.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that because the Motor Insurers’ Bureau raised exactly that concern with me. I would love the Minister to answer it.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am going to look up the word “ban” a bit later and see whether “euphemism” appears next to it. I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for clearing that up. As I said in my opening…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 21, in clause 2, page 2, line 15, at end insert “and, if so, the locations, types of location or circumstances in which those criteria are met. (1A) The…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We have had an unexpectedly wide debate on the first group of amendments. I welcome the contributions by hon. Members. I am sure that all our debates will be similarly robust. I…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Well, I think that a review that says, “Everything is going very well, Minister,” is not something to be worried about, but there we are.19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir George. I thank you and Mr Vickers for chairing our sessions. I think this Committee is possibly unique in the history of Parliament in that…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Anyway, I will turn to new clause 5. In the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018, there was a commitment on liability to the protection of victims and their ability to make a…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Two questions follow from what the Minister says. First, how does somebody prove that a vehicle was in self-driving mode where it has the option to switch between self-driving and…19 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I thank all Members who have taken part in this debate. Self-driving vehicles offer an enormous opportunity to this country, with the potential to create a market worth £42…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]This has been an interesting debate—some contributions have been interesting in a good way, some perhaps less so—and there has been broad agreement, with one exception, that this…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the right hon. Member for his intervention. The wider point is that the hon. Member for Christchurch was raising things that really belong in Committee, but he…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Young Drivers: Government SupportThank you, Mrs Latham, for calling me again. I think that I had just said that the stark numbers explain why insurance premiums are higher for younger drivers—20 Feb 2024HANSARD Young Drivers: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Latham. On Thursday, it will be 40 years since I passed my driving test at the age of 17—this debate has been something of a trip…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Young Drivers: Government SupportThis could be the third time that I say this bit. The stark numbers explain why insurance premiums are higher for younger drivers and why improving safety is key to reducing…20 Feb 2024HANSARDRoad ResurfacingThe Secretary of State seems to have forgotten the extensive cuts to the road repair budget that his Government have presided over. Let us consider the example of…08 Feb 2024HANSARDSpeed LimitsHe is peddling conspiracy theories again.08 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformPerhaps the third minute of her speech will be when the Minister starts to talk about the topic, which is ministerial severance pay. The “Minister for common sense” had personal…06 Feb 2024