Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill: Commons consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords amendments

The debate was opened by Jesse Norman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, with Shadow Transport Minister Karl Turner responding on behalf of the Opposition.

The House of Commons agreed to a range of amendments made in the House of Lords.

• Watch Parliament TV: consideration of Lords amendments to the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
• Read Commons Hansard: consideration of Lords amendments to the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
• Read the Lords Amendment to the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill

The Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill 2017-19

Summary of the Bill

The Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill aims to:

• Specify who is liable for damages following accidents caused by automated vehicles.
• Improve the network of charging points for electric vehicles.

Keep up to date with all the proceedings and documentation, including amendment papers, on the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill and find out how a Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.

• Follow Bills before Parliament: Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
• About Parliament: Passage of a Bill through Parliament

House of Commons Library analysis

The House of Commons Library produces briefing papers to inform MPs and their staff of key issues. The papers contain factual information and a range of opinions on each subject, and aim to be politically impartial.

The Library has published a briefing paper for Second Reading.

• Read Library briefing paper: Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill 2017-19

Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill: previous Commons stages

Report stage and third reading

Both the report stage and third Reading of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill took place in the Commons on Monday 29 January 2018. 

A number of amendments were made to the Bill and it passed its third reading without a division in the House of Commons.

• Watch Parliament TV: remaining stages of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
• Read Commons Hansard: remaining stages of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill

Committee stage

The Public Bill Committee considered the Bill from 31 October to 16 November 2017.

Find out more about the Public Bill Committee:

• Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Public Bill Committee membership, proceedings and written evidence

Second reading

MPs debated the second reading of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill in the House of Commons on Monday 23 October. The Bill passed second reading without a division. MPs debate the main principles of the Bill at second reading.

• Watch Parliament TV: second reading of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
• Read Commons Hansard: second reading debate of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
• Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Transport

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