Contributions
1,162 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend raises a very important point that we must make sure is covered. Clearly, if people make modifications that alter the functioning of the self-driving features of…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman is right to raise that point. We have arrangements in place for vehicles with human drivers who are uninsured, and we are working with the Motor Insurers’…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend raises a good point. I am very comfortable with the driving test; it continues to be updated to make sure drivers are familiar with features such as satnavs, and…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I will come to that in a second—it will become clear in the next section of my speech—but I can tell the hon. Gentleman that the Bill is about giving people choices. If people…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend should note that data for these purposes will be protected in the usual way. Data has to be used for the purposes for which it was gathered. There are legal…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]Let me just set out what that review did, then I will take an intervention from the hon. Gentleman, who is an esteemed member of the Select Committee. It convened legal minds from…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I will come on to that in my speech, but I will answer the hon. Gentleman’s specific questions. From the point of view of any person needing to make a claim, the insurer will be…05 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Transport FundI am pleased to inform the House that my Department has today published details of the new £4.7 billion local transport fund dedicated to transport funding across the north and…26 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Rail Reform Bill I am pleased to lay the Government’s response to the consultation on legislation required to deliver rail reform today. I am also publishing the draft Rail Reform Bill today,…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am familiar with that scheme, on which I have been briefed, and I know that the Chancellor has been involved in it as well. The Government will look carefully at the proposals…08 Feb 2024HANSARDSeafaring Support: Red SeaLet me first take this opportunity to offer my support and best wishes to His Majesty the King for a swift and full recovery. I look forward to seeing him out and about again on…08 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo. What I find surprising is that the London Mayor spends an awful lot of time pretending that he does not have any money, so he puts up taxes on hard-working motorists in outer…08 Feb 2024HANSARDSpeed LimitsI think that question had the disadvantage of being written before the hon. Lady had listened to my answer. I said very clearly that I supported 20 mph zones in areas where they…08 Feb 2024HANSARDSpeed LimitsI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend. Imposing blanket 20 mph zones without local support—which is what Labour has done across Wales and in London—is bad for drivers, but it…08 Feb 2024HANSARDSpeed LimitsIn England, this is primarily a matter for local authorities. The 20 mph limits work in the right places, such as outside schools, and following the right consultation with the…08 Feb 2024HANSARDSpeed LimitsThe hon. Gentleman, from a sedentary position, refers to conspiracies. My constituency is next door to Wales, and I can tell the House that that is not a conspiracy; the 20 mph…08 Feb 2024HANSARDRoad ResurfacingMy hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) raised the issue of flood damage with me as well, and we are looking at what we can do. I am glad that my hon. Friend the…08 Feb 2024HANSARDRoad ResurfacingI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the issue, and for pointing out how effective Nottinghamshire County Council is in spending the £2.3 million that it is getting this…08 Feb 2024HANSARDSeafaring Support: Red SeaI am pleased to tell my hon. Friend that we have been engaging regularly with shipping companies to ensure that they have as much advice and support as possible, so that they can…08 Feb 2024HANSARDRoad ResurfacingAs part of the Network North plan, the Government are providing a record funding increase of £8.3 billion for local highway maintenance in England over the next decade to enable…08 Feb 2024