Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the EU vehicle eCall system will be implemented in the UK.
The eCall system will be implemented in the UK for new passenger cars and vans through the EU whole vehicle type approval scheme. The wider aspects involving the communication infrastructure is the responsibility of the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). The implementation issues are considered by the DCMS-chaired 999/112 Liaison Committee.