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Driverless Vehicles: Public Transport |
| Question ID: |
1786626 |
| UIN: |
HL5953 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4184 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Eaton
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Baroness Eaton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what body will hold responsibility for the issuing of permits for operators of automated passenger services under the Automated Vehicles Act 2024. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-01 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
Section 82 of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 gives the appropriate national authority the power to grant an Automated Passenger Services (APS) permit. The appropriate national authority is defined in section 90 (4) and (5) as the Secretary of State for t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |