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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 14 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 (named day). It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Motor Vehicles: Lighting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will receive updates in advance of any final report from the taskforce at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on investigations into headlamp glare by vehicles.

Answer

The glare prevention taskforce is currently scheduled to meet twice in advance of the October vehicle lighting expert group meeting. UK officials are actively involved in the work of the group. A draft list of recommendations and progress report were submitted to the April meeting of the vehicle lighting expert group.

These documents can be viewed online at:

https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/GRE-94-22e.pdf (Draft Recommendations) and

https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/GRE-94-21e.pdf (Progress report).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1111
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Motor vehicles Lighting UN Economic Commission for Europe
Link
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