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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to support police enforcement of illegal e-scooter use.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to support police enforcement of illegal e-scooter use.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase police powers to tackle illegal e-scooter use.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase police powers to tackle illegal e-scooter use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with retailers on the marketing of e-scooters to children and young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with retailers on the marketing of e-scooters to children and young people.
Robert Steele was a beautiful four-year-old boy who died three weeks ago in Newark when he was thrown from an off-road bike that was being driven by a 24-year-old man. This is the culmination of a number of incidents in my town, and many others across the country, involving off-road...
Robert Steele was a beautiful four-year-old boy who died three weeks ago in Newark when he was thrown from an off-road bike that was being driven by a 24-year-old man. This is the culmination of a number of incidents in my town, and many others across the country, involving off-road...
I am sad to hear of what happened in the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency; our thoughts are with the family. He is right to point to the scourge of off-road bikes and e-scooters, because there are simply too many incidents of the sort that he describes. If he called for...
I am sad to hear of what happened in the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency; our thoughts are with the family. He is right to point to the scourge of off-road bikes and e-scooters, because there are simply too many incidents of the sort that he describes. If he called for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to restrict the sale of e-scooters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to restrict the sale of e-scooters.
The UK’s product safety regulations already restrict the supply of e-scooters by placing obligations on businesses to only make e-scooters available for sale if they are safe products. This includes providing consumers with all necessary information, instructions and warnings, where appropriate, to enable-scooters to be safely used during normal and foreseeable conditions of use. Regulators have powers to take products off the market where they do not comply.
Under Department for Transport legislation, e-scooter use is prohibited on public roads, which is enforced by police, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency also carry out market surveillance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a DVLA registration scheme for (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a DVLA registration scheme for (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters.
Private e-scooters are illegal to use on public roads, but the Government has committed to legislative reform when parliamentary time allows, to create safe and legal routes. We will consider registration for e-scooters as part of that, and we will be consulting on e-scooter regulations over the next year.
There are no plans to require a registration system for cyclists. This would be complex and expensive to design and administer. E-bikes that do not meet the definition of an Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle already require registration to be used lawfully on the road. Enforcement is a matter for the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) importation and (b) sale regulations in reducing the illegal use of e-scooters on (i) public roads and (ii) pavements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) importation and (b) sale regulations in reducing the illegal use of e-scooters on (i) public roads and (ii) pavements.
All e-scooters sold must comply with government importation and sale requirements, including on product safety.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Market Surveillance Unit carries out surveillance of e-scooter retailers to ensure they are being sold lawfully and to hold online marketplaces to account to prevent the sale of non-compliant or unsafe products, including e-scooters.
Enforcement of road traffic legislation, including offences involving the illegal or irresponsible use of e-scooters, remains a matter for the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support police enforcement of illegal e-scooter use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support police enforcement of illegal e-scooter use.
All e-scooters sold must comply with government importation and sale requirements, including on product safety.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Market Surveillance Unit carries out surveillance of e-scooter retailers to ensure they are being sold lawfully and to hold online marketplaces to account to prevent the sale of non-compliant or unsafe products, including e-scooters.
Enforcement of road traffic legislation, including offences involving the illegal or irresponsible use of e-scooters, remains a matter for the police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that regulations for e-scooters include effective measures to limit their speed and enable offending vehicles and riders to be identified.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that regulations for e-scooters include effective measures to limit their speed and enable offending vehicles and riders to be identified.
The Government has made a firm commitment to pursue legislative reform for micromobility vehicles such as e-scooters when parliamentary time allows.
The Government will consult on detailed proposals for e-scooters in the next year and will be using the findings of the e-scooter trials to ensure that we understand how best to regulate e-scooters when the time comes, including on permitted speed and identification of riders and vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require electric scooter and electric bike hire operators to provide helmets attached to each vehicle.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require electric scooter and electric bike hire operators to provide helmets attached to each vehicle.
Users of rental e-scooters and e-bikes are encouraged by operators to wear a helmet.
All future decisions on e-scooter regulations, which could include a requirement for users to wear protective equipment, will be informed by the data from our ongoing national e-scooter trials which is helping to deepen our understanding of e-scooter safety.
Licences for shared cycle schemes under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 will contain some mandatory conditions set centrally by the Department for Transport which will be common to all licences. They will include a strong focus on safety, and we will be consulting on those conditions over the coming months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will outline the proposed timeline of the government consultation on the legislation on E-scooters and E-bikes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will outline the proposed timeline of the government consultation on the legislation on E-scooters and E-bikes.
The Government plans to consult on e-scooter regulations over the next year.
We will also consult on the implementation of licensing for shared cycle schemes over the coming months to ensure we deliver a combination of regulations and guidance which empowers our local leaders to maximise the benefits of these schemes and tackle negative impacts.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of deaths and injuries caused by e-bikes and e-scooters in each of the last three years; and what steps they intend to take to reduce these costs and make riders of e-bikes and e-scooters more responsible for...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of deaths and injuries caused by e-bikes and e-scooters in each of the last three years; and what steps they intend to take to reduce these costs and make riders of e-bikes and e-scooters more responsible for...
While no assessment of the cost of injuries or deaths caused by in e-bikes and e-scooters has been made, riders of such vehicles should, like all road users, comply with the Highway Code and ride in a safe and responsible manner.
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduced new offences for cyclists, including e-bikes riders, who cause the death or serious injury of another person, with penalties for those offences brought into line with those for motorists.
The Government has committed to pursuing legislative reform for micromobility vehicles, including e-scooters, when parliamentary time allows.
To ask His Majesty's Government what urgent steps they intend to take to reduce the incidence of injuries and deaths caused by e-bikes and e-scooters.
To ask His Majesty's Government what urgent steps they intend to take to reduce the incidence of injuries and deaths caused by e-bikes and e-scooters.
While no assessment of the cost of injuries or deaths caused by in e-bikes and e-scooters has been made, riders of such vehicles should, like all road users, comply with the Highway Code and ride in a safe and responsible manner.
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduced new offences for cyclists, including e-bikes riders, who cause the death or serious injury of another person, with penalties for those offences brought into line with those for motorists.
The Government has committed to pursuing legislative reform for micromobility vehicles, including e-scooters, when parliamentary time allows.
This briefing paper answers Frequently Asked Questions about roads and vehicles.
This briefing paper answers Frequently Asked Questions about roads and vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in updating the national Incident Recording System to capture data on lithium-ion battery fires, including whether the battery involved was an e-bike or e-scooter battery and whether it was on charge at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in updating the national Incident Recording System to capture data on lithium-ion battery fires, including whether the battery involved was an e-bike or e-scooter battery and whether it was on charge at the...
There is currently no set date for Fire and Rescue Services to record whether fires involve lithium-ion batteries or electric vehicles. However, development work is ongoing to enable the collection of these data points, with the intention that this capability will be in place by the end of 2026. As part of the development of Version 2 of the Fire and Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP), we will be adding new reference data to allow fire and rescue services to record and report on when an incident involves lithium‑ion batteries or electric vehicles. This will include identifying whether the source of ignition was a battery and, where relevant, whether that battery was on charge at the time of the incident. These additions will ensure that such information is collected and reported consistently across services. Publication of the data is currently expected by the end of next year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to use secondary legislation under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to mandate independent third-party certification of e-bike and e-scooter batteries before they can be sold in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to use secondary legislation under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to mandate independent third-party certification of e-bike and e-scooter batteries before they can be sold in the UK.
Battery safety is covered by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 which require all consumer products sold in the UK to be safe. Batteries are also subject to traceability requirements. Through our recent product safety framework consultations, we have sought views on the risks associated with lithium-ion batteries and potential measures to strengthen consumer protections. Defra is also reviewing the UK’s extended producer responsibility scheme for batteries.
Given the complexity of the issues in the consultation, we will carefully consider stakeholder feedback and intend to publish our response in the autumn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to introduce mandatory registration of e-bike and e-scooter batteries at the point of sale, to improve traceability in the event of a recall, fire or safety incident.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to introduce mandatory registration of e-bike and e-scooter batteries at the point of sale, to improve traceability in the event of a recall, fire or safety incident.
Battery safety is covered by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 which require all consumer products sold in the UK to be safe. Batteries are also subject to traceability requirements. Through our recent product safety framework consultations, we have sought views on the risks associated with lithium-ion batteries and potential measures to strengthen consumer protections. Defra is also reviewing the UK’s extended producer responsibility scheme for batteries.
Given the complexity of the issues in the consultation, we will carefully consider stakeholder feedback and intend to publish our response in the autumn.