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Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 November 2025

Debate

Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Contribution

I apologise for interrupting the Minister. I am looking at the Explanatory Memorandum for these regulations. Let me just read out paragraph 5.12, which says: “Type approval authorities of Governments (‘contracting parties’) that sign up to an internationally agreed specification”— here, it is referring to the United Nations regulation— “are permitted to issue approvals to vehicles or components that comply with that regulation. Contracting parties”— that must include the EU as well as the UK— “must accept vehicles and components type-approved by another contracting party that is a signatory to the relevant UNECE regulation”. Does the Minister not think that that brings not a solution, perhaps, but something where the Government can act to make sure that there is a benefit to Northern Ireland in this matter?

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