Lord Borwick

Conservative Peer

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  • Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 8 6 Feb 2024

    My Lords, while I support the general principle of these comments—indeed, I personally made great changes to the taxi industry to get there—the particular circumstances that enabled me to do that a long time ago were very unusual. The current situation with autonomous vehicles is that there are many manufacturers that are converting existing vehicles. They cannot change their donor...
  • Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 8 6 Feb 2024

    I agree with the noble Baroness, but the question for a manufacturer is whether or not to come into the British market. That is the trouble, as I see it. Much as it would be desirable that they redesigned their vehicles, or indeed designed them from the very beginning to be accessible, the reality is that we are talking about regulating a future market based on an existing product. I find it...
  • Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 8 6 Feb 2024

    I find it distressing to disagree with the noble Baroness, but I am talking about the reality of the position. Even though I wish the world were different, I cannot agree that we can regulate to make it different in this one Bill. I thank my noble friend Lord Blencathra for his comments. I am afraid I left the London taxi business a long time ago so I am not actually responsible for the...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 29 July 2013

Currently held offices

  • Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Land Use in England Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 28 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Services Committee (12 Jun 2018 to 19 Jan 2022)
  • Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (25 May 2016 to 28 Jan 2021)
  • Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 12 May 2016)
  • Member, European Union Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 12 May 2016)
  • Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)

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