| Heading: |
USA: Trade Agreements |
| Question ID: |
1810091 |
| UIN: |
HL8188 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5366 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Pidgeon
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| Asking Member handle: |
CarolinePidgeon
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@CarolinePidgeon
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they would allow the safety of pedestrians to be compromised by lowering vehicle safety standards in order to conclude the UK–US trade agreement. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-18 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5373 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Gustafsson
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Gustafsson
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| Answer text: |
There are no changes to vehicle safety standards in the General Terms of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal. Before placing a vehicle on the market in Great Britain, a vehicle manufacturer must demonstrate that it complies with the relevant regulatory req... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |