Question follow-through · 17119
Delivery Services: Robots
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of autonomous robots on pavements on a) disabled people b) blind people c) those with a mobility aid d) those with a guide dog and e) wheelchair users.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of autonomous robots on pavements on a) disabled people b) blind people c) those with a mobility aid d) those with a guide dog and e) wheelchair users.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jul 2026
Answer published
Advances in technology have the potential to boost our economy and undertake dangerous jobs such as highways maintenance, but it is important the safety of pedestrians and vulnerable road users is put first.We have announced that we intend to trial paveme...
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