Debate on bill on Monday, 6 March 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Grayling and John Hayes. The answering members were Richard Burden and Andy McDonald.

Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Programme motion. Agreed to on question. Ways and means resolution. Agreed to on question. Carry-over motion. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 622 cc593-652
Session: 2016-17
Department: Department for Transport
Legislative stage: Second reading
Procedure: Programme motions; Carry-over motions; Ways and means resolutions
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill 2016-17
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Grayling | 622 c593 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
This Government recognise the value...; Tom Brake | 622 c593 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for giving way so soon in his speech. Is he aware of a company cal...; Lord Grayling | 622 c593 (Link to this contribution)
I am not aware of the technology the right hon. Gentleman refers to, but we are very interested i...; Jim Cunningham | 622 c594 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Secretary of State tell us what progress has been made on batteries for electric cars an...; Lord Grayling | 622 c594 (Link to this contribution)
I will talk in a moment about electric vehicle technology. We are certainly seeing a transformati...; Andrew Selous | 622 c594 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to hear what my right hon. Friend is saying, and I fully support the Bill he has b...; Lord Grayling | 622 c594 (Link to this contribution)
Well, I would not put a forecast on it. Suffice it to say to my hon. Friend—he has been a diligen...; Chris White | 622 c594 (Link to this contribution)
Car sales are projected to rise from somewhere in the region of 74 million today to 100 million i...; Lord Grayling | 622 cc594-5 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed, we do need that infrastructure. As I have said, I am excited about what JLR is doing in t...; Neil Parish | 622 c595 (Link to this contribution)
This is not only about electric vehicles and almost zero emissions. There is an interim stage: in...; Lord Grayling | 622 cc595-6 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed. I know that my hon. Friend has been determined to push that argument, and rightly so, bec...; Mims Davies | 622 c596 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Bill and the news that the registration rate of ultra-low-emission vehicles is risi...; Lord Grayling | 622 c596 (Link to this contribution)
Today is probably not a day for going into the detail of schemes, but I give my hon. Friend an as...; Chris Bryant | 622 c596 (Link to this contribution)
Surely, on occasion, the technology in a car that is being “driven autonomously”, to use the Secr...; Lord Grayling | 622 cc596-7 (Link to this contribution)
I think that the hon. Gentleman has misunderstood the point. The two-dimensional insurance policy...; Steve Baker | 622 c597 (Link to this contribution)
Before my right hon. Friend changes modes, I know that he would be very disappointed if I did not...; Lord Grayling | 622 c597 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is a great champion of the motorcycle, and I cannot for a moment imagine him wanti...; Victoria Borwick | 622 c597 (Link to this contribution)
Before the Secretary of State moves on to aviation, and while we are still talking about vehicles...; Lord Grayling | 622 c597 (Link to this contribution)
I am aware of that issue. I am happy to give my hon. Friend such an assurance and to discuss the ...; John Pugh | 622 c597 (Link to this contribution)
I want to probe the Secretary of State on this business about autonomous vehicles and the respons...; Lord Grayling | 622 c598 (Link to this contribution)
The measures focus on insurance. If the vehicle is under its own control, the insurance principle...; Andrew Selous | 622 c598 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State will be aware of the prohibitive cost of insurance for young drivers. Does...; Lord Grayling | 622 c598 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. I think that this might help not just younger drivers, but elderly and disabled drive...; Chris Bryant | 622 c598 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Secretary of State give way?; Lord Grayling | 622 c598 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way for the very last time before I move on to planes.; Chris Bryant | 622 c598 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State does have plenty of time, but I am grateful to him for giving way. One of ...; Lord Grayling | 622 cc598-600 (Link to this contribution)
The Government certainly think all the time about the impact of future technologies, of which the...; Mims Davies | 622 c600 (Link to this contribution)
The act of shining or directing a laser at the eyes of a person in control of a vehicle that is c...; Lord Grayling | 622 c600 (Link to this contribution)
We are consulting on a new regime for drones, but the measures do not all have to go into primary...; Gerald Howarth | 622 c600 (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry that I was not in my place at the start of my right hon. Friend’s speech on this impor...; Lord Grayling | 622 c601 (Link to this contribution)
I know that my hon. Friend is a committed aviator and that he understands these issues. My Depart...; Andy McDonald | 622 cc601-6 (Link to this contribution)
We were here last week debating the Bus Services Bill, when I said that another transport Bill wo...; Greg Knight | 622 cc603-7 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Bill and congratulate the Government on introducing it. I also congratulate the Dep...; Steve Baker | 622 c607 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend says that he will never buy a driverless car, and we are of one mind. I cann...; Greg Knight | 622 cc607-8 (Link to this contribution)
Coming under increasing pressure, particularly from the Whips, has never bothered my hon. Friend,...; Carol Monaghan | 622 c608 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman is raising some important points. I would hope that if a speed limit was...; Greg Knight | 622 cc608-611 (Link to this contribution)
I accept that completely, but the scenario I am painting is one where the software is slow to res...; Drew Hendry | 622 cc611-4 (Link to this contribution)
The Bill that we debate today is important, but our discourse on it focuses on existing, not futu...; Iain Stewart | 622 cc614-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in support of this important Bill. I shall restrict...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 622 cc616-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Milton Keynes South (Iain Stewart), who is a fello...; Tom Tugendhat | 622 c618 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making a very fine speech on the nature of innovation. Is he going to touch...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 622 c618 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I will come on to mention some of those things.; Tom Tugendhat | 622 c618 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman touches on such an important area that I know he will be aching to speak about...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 622 c618 (Link to this contribution)
I am not going to suggest it hits either, but the hon. Gentleman hits on an important point. Alec...; John Hayes | 622 c619 (Link to this contribution)
If I may say so, the hon. Gentleman is making an extremely thoughtful speech. The socialisation o...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 622 c619 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is absolutely right.
In his first intervention, the hon. Member for Tonbridge ...; Tom Tugendhat | 622 c619 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making such a fine speech that I feel I am only adding the smallest of cher...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 622 cc619-620 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome all the cherries the hon. Gentleman has been throwing at me from the other side of the ...; Neil Parish | 622 c620 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to speak on the Second Reading of the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill...; Karl McCartney | 622 c620 (Link to this contribution)
On the particular point about air quality, I understand the need for it to be improved in cities,...; Neil Parish | 622 cc620-1 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises a very interesting point, to which I have given much thought. I think that ...; Kit Malthouse | 622 c621 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with my hon. Friend about the lack of availability of charging points, but may I also ask...; Neil Parish | 622 c621 (Link to this contribution)
That is a very good point. We should lead by example in the House, and if more of us have electri...; John Hayes | 622 c621 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Neil Parish | 622 c621 (Link to this contribution)
And I see that he is just about to do so.; John Hayes | 622 c621 (Link to this contribution)
I think that is an excellent point, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I know you will think so too. We will ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 622 c622 (Link to this contribution)
It will probably be done overnight.; Neil Parish | 622 cc622-3 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that it will, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have every faith in the Minister. Speaking as his fo...; Alan Brown | 622 c623 (Link to this contribution)
Just last week, I was complimenting the Government on introducing an amendment for talking buses ...; Tom Tugendhat | 622 c623 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to hear how they settle that in Glasgow.; Alan Brown | 622 cc623-5 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman does not want to know how they settle that in Glasgow.
I agree with my h...; Steve Baker | 622 c624 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to support the Bill with a mixture of joy and apprehension. I feel joy because I see fores...; Tom Tugendhat | 622 c624 (Link to this contribution)
Coming all the way from Wycombe, my hon. Friend will know that not only is there the possibility ...; Steve Baker | 622 c624 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. We still enjoy our bicycles and all the rest of it. Should the dread day...; Karl McCartney | 622 c626 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend and fellow enthusiast for giving way. As someone who has never ridden a ho...; Steve Baker | 622 c626 (Link to this contribution)
Not only are they autonomous, but I would argue that they are even more dangerous for that very r...; Kit Malthouse | 622 c626 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government should also encourage competing technologies? One i...; Steve Baker | 622 c626 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right and makes a good point. As an idea, the fuel cell’s time is st...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 622 c626 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is perhaps trying to get at the lack of detail in the Bill about the regulatio...; Steve Baker | 622 c627 (Link to this contribution)
That is interesting, and I love the way the hon. Gentleman has framed that for me. The point I wa...; John Hayes | 622 c627 (Link to this contribution)
Let me reassure my hon. Friend that we are consulting on those matters, and his contribution to t...; Steve Baker | 622 c627 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the addition to my workload.
I wish to make a final point about diesel, w...; John Pugh | 622 cc627-8 (Link to this contribution)
This modest Bill is clearly uncontentious. It seeks to adjust legislation to new technology, but ...; Tom Tugendhat | 622 c628 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making a fine speech, from a luddite perspective. I appreciate that he was ...; John Pugh | 622 c628 (Link to this contribution)
Not necessarily, but I did listen to the hon. Gentleman talking about the Deputy Speaker’s voyage...; Tom Tugendhat | 622 c628 (Link to this contribution)
I am terribly grateful that the hon. Gentleman is giving me the opportunity to reply, but he is a...; Lindsay Hoyle | 622 c629 (Link to this contribution)
The good thing is that I do not have a plane, either.; John Pugh | 622 c629 (Link to this contribution)
We invented the train some time ago; there are trains available, even in Lancashire. My fundament...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 622 c629 (Link to this contribution)
I fear the hon. Gentleman sounds as though he would have argued, when the lightbulb was invented,...; John Pugh | 622 c629 (Link to this contribution)
I am presenting my personal observations. The hon. Gentleman has acknowledged that there are prob...; Alan Brown | 622 c629 (Link to this contribution)
Did the hon. Gentleman not make the case for autonomous vehicles when he talked about people pote...; John Pugh | 622 cc629-630 (Link to this contribution)
We are just looking at different sides of the same problems. It is quite obvious that people will...; Carol Monaghan | 622 cc630-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am generally supportive of the aims of this Bill, not least as the mother of an 18-year-old son...; Drew Hendry | 622 c631 (Link to this contribution)
I raised the subject of mobile connectivity earlier. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is vital t...; Carol Monaghan | 622 c631 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. There is real concern that a lot of the spectrum tha...; Drew Hendry | 622 c631 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is being generous in giving way. Is it not an absolute scand...; Carol Monaghan | 622 cc631-2 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. One of the big challenges we face as a society is t...; Drew Hendry | 622 c632 (Link to this contribution)
Again, I thank my hon. Friend for being so generous in giving way. Is not it true that the use of...; Carol Monaghan | 622 c632 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He has just taken my next point—thanks very much. O...; Karl McCartney | 622 c632 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making an excellent speech and touches on a point that I raised during an interv...; Carol Monaghan | 622 cc632-3 (Link to this contribution)
I disagree. Has the hon. Gentleman visited Scotland at any point? I struggle to go out in Scotlan...; Jim Shannon | 622 cc633-5 (Link to this contribution)
It is always a pleasure to speak in this Chamber, whatever the occasion, and we have heard some v...; Richard Burden | 622 cc635-8 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, thank all those hon. Members who have contributed to today’s debate: the hon. Member for ...; John Hayes | 622 cc638-643 (Link to this contribution)
I have just over two hours in which to sum up this debate, and it will not be easy. It is with gr...; Jim Shannon | 622 c640 (Link to this contribution)
I am very pleased to have the Minister’s reassurance in relation to the Northern Ireland Assembly...; John Hayes | 622 c640 (Link to this contribution)
As many more issues to which I wish to respond have been raised in this debate, I suggest that I ...
Subjects: Aviation Technology Vehicles
Legislation: Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill 2016-17
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Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill

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