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1681384

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to curb the illegal use of e-scooters.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL1458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Enforcement of road traffic law, including in relation to the illegal use of e-scooters, is an operational matter for Chief Officers who will decide how to deploy available resources, taking into account any specific local problems and demands.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to support the police to ensure they have the tools needed to enforce road traffic legislation, including those relating to offences involving e-scooters.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 24/01/2024 12:35:18 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1673958

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will publish guidance on the use of personal light electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	4550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department has published guidance on gov.uk on powered transporters, which are otherwise known as personal light electric vehicles. It is currently illegal to use these on public roads unless they meet all the legal requirements of a motor vehicle or of an electronically assisted pedal cycle (EAPC).</p><p> </p><p>The only exception is in the case of e-scooters, which may be used legally only as part of one of the rental trial schemes established by the Department across England in 2020. The Department has published guidance for local authorities, e-scooter operators and users on the conduct of e-scooter trials. Privately owned e-scooters remain illegal to use on public roads unless they meet the legal requirements of a motor vehicle.</p><p><br> All road users have a duty to behave in a safe, responsible manner and to follow the rules in The Highway Code.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 06/12/2023 12:41:57 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1666214

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on parliamentary time for legislation on e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	203531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty The King will set out the Government's legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session on 7 November.</p><p>The Government recognises that people want to take advantage of the opportunities e-scooters can offer. The Department is committed to encouraging innovation in transport, whilst ensuring new modes of transport are safe and secure by design.</p><p>There are several potential benefits to micromobility vehicles. They offer an alternative means of transport to those who would usually drive a car, and they could be an additional means of transport for people with certain disabilities.</p><p>E-scooters are less polluting than petrol and diesel powered vehicles at point of use. Therefore, using an e-scooter instead of driving is expected to reduce emissions and improve air quality. The Department’s national evaluation of the e-scooter trials estimated a total reduction between 269 to 348 tonnes of CO2e (to December 2021) across five case study areas due to modal shift from cars to rental e-scooters. However, more data needs to be gathered to understand lifecycle emissions of rental e-scooters.</p><p>The Department is aware of the observed mode shift from active travel to micromobility in the trials. The evaluation found that by December 2021 rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42 per cent), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21 per cent). However, the proportion of walking journeys replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time. The evaluation also found that frequent rental users were less likely to have travelled by foot in the absence of a rental e-scooter than infrequent users.</p><p>Users of e-scooters in current trials are required to have a provisional driving licence. The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations and will publicly consult before any new regulations come into force, including on licensing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203532 203533 203534 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:59:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666215

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of allowing privately owned scooters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	203532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty The King will set out the Government's legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session on 7 November.</p><p>The Government recognises that people want to take advantage of the opportunities e-scooters can offer. The Department is committed to encouraging innovation in transport, whilst ensuring new modes of transport are safe and secure by design.</p><p>There are several potential benefits to micromobility vehicles. They offer an alternative means of transport to those who would usually drive a car, and they could be an additional means of transport for people with certain disabilities.</p><p>E-scooters are less polluting than petrol and diesel powered vehicles at point of use. Therefore, using an e-scooter instead of driving is expected to reduce emissions and improve air quality. The Department’s national evaluation of the e-scooter trials estimated a total reduction between 269 to 348 tonnes of CO2e (to December 2021) across five case study areas due to modal shift from cars to rental e-scooters. However, more data needs to be gathered to understand lifecycle emissions of rental e-scooters.</p><p>The Department is aware of the observed mode shift from active travel to micromobility in the trials. The evaluation found that by December 2021 rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42 per cent), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21 per cent). However, the proportion of walking journeys replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time. The evaluation also found that frequent rental users were less likely to have travelled by foot in the absence of a rental e-scooter than infrequent users.</p><p>Users of e-scooters in current trials are required to have a provisional driving licence. The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations and will publicly consult before any new regulations come into force, including on licensing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203531 203533 203534 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:59:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1666217

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government’s evaluation of the e-scooter trials, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of escooter use on Government targets relating to (a) carbon emissions and (b) active travel.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	203534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty The King will set out the Government's legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session on 7 November.</p><p>The Government recognises that people want to take advantage of the opportunities e-scooters can offer. The Department is committed to encouraging innovation in transport, whilst ensuring new modes of transport are safe and secure by design.</p><p>There are several potential benefits to micromobility vehicles. They offer an alternative means of transport to those who would usually drive a car, and they could be an additional means of transport for people with certain disabilities.</p><p>E-scooters are less polluting than petrol and diesel powered vehicles at point of use. Therefore, using an e-scooter instead of driving is expected to reduce emissions and improve air quality. The Department’s national evaluation of the e-scooter trials estimated a total reduction between 269 to 348 tonnes of CO2e (to December 2021) across five case study areas due to modal shift from cars to rental e-scooters. However, more data needs to be gathered to understand lifecycle emissions of rental e-scooters.</p><p>The Department is aware of the observed mode shift from active travel to micromobility in the trials. The evaluation found that by December 2021 rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42 per cent), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21 per cent). However, the proportion of walking journeys replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time. The evaluation also found that frequent rental users were less likely to have travelled by foot in the absence of a rental e-scooter than infrequent users.</p><p>Users of e-scooters in current trials are required to have a provisional driving licence. The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations and will publicly consult before any new regulations come into force, including on licensing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 203531 203532 203533 question first answered 26/10/2023 06:59:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1663222

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce new regulations for e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	201076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>No decisions have been made as to the detail of e-scooter regulation, and the Department will consult on any new regulations so that all interested parties have a chance to shape the new regime.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a small sample estimate within the national trials evaluation, the rental e-scooter casualty rate was estimated to be higher than pedal cycles (13 vs 3.9 casualties per million miles). This should be treated with caution as e-scooters were a new mode in 2021, and the evaluation also demonstrated most e-scooter collisions happened with inexperienced users.</p><p> </p><p>The Department regularly monitors STATS19 to examine trends in collisions involving e-scooters reported by the police. This covers both e-scooter riders and other road users, such as pedestrians. The Department continues to look at how it can improve road safety for pedestrians and road users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 201077 question first answered 23/10/2023 11:57:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1663223

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of e-scooter usage on road and pedestrian safety.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	201077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>No decisions have been made as to the detail of e-scooter regulation, and the Department will consult on any new regulations so that all interested parties have a chance to shape the new regime.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a small sample estimate within the national trials evaluation, the rental e-scooter casualty rate was estimated to be higher than pedal cycles (13 vs 3.9 casualties per million miles). This should be treated with caution as e-scooters were a new mode in 2021, and the evaluation also demonstrated most e-scooter collisions happened with inexperienced users.</p><p> </p><p>The Department regularly monitors STATS19 to examine trends in collisions involving e-scooters reported by the police. This covers both e-scooter riders and other road users, such as pedestrians. The Department continues to look at how it can improve road safety for pedestrians and road users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 201076 question first answered 23/10/2023 11:57:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1662222

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) fires, and (2) deaths, were caused by e-bikes and e-scooters in each of the past five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL10351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of publications on Gov.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Data collected through the Incident Recording System (IRS) does not include data on whether fire incidents attended were caused by or involved e-bikes or e-scooters. Therefore, the IRS also does not collect data on fatalities where the cause was an e-bike or e-scooter.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing the IRS, and the data it collects, and considering what categories to record in the future. Adding new categories, including lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles, e-scooters and e-bikes, to the data collection will be considered as part of the work to reform the IRS with a modern, secure, and flexible system.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 28/09/2023 15:37:19 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1652483

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of privately-owned e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Only e-scooters in Government-approved rental trials can be used legally.</p><p>Private e-scooters remain illegal to use on all public roads, cycle lanes and pavements, and rental e-scooters can only be used in national rental e-scooter trial areas. E-scooter trials are currently live in 23 areas across England and will run until 31 May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Safety for road users and pedestrians ​will always be a priority for the Department. In the guidance for the trials provided by the Department, it is advised that local authorities should ensure e-scooters do not become obstructive to pedestrians. The Department also recognises e-scooters may pose a particular challenge to those with disabilities. Operators and local authorities participating in the trials have been working with organisations representing disabled groups, such as the Royal National Institute of Blind People. Some of the outcomes have been designing parking racks, improved rider education and training, as well as a mandatory requirement for all e-scooters in the trial to be fitted with a horn or bell to warn other road users of their approach.</p><p> </p><p>All e-scooters in the rental trials must have a horn or bell to warn other road users of their approach. Operators are also exploring installing sound or replicating artificial engine noise on their trial e-scooters to assist with detection.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on personal injury collisions involving e-scooters in Great Britain reported by police via the STATS19 system are available from 2020, with the latest provisional statistics for 2022. The number of reported injury collisions involving at least one e-scooter, involving a pedestrian casualty, or more than one vehicle, are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that a collision could involve both pedestrian casualties and multiple vehicles, in which case it could be counted more than once in the table. Statistics on collisions involving uninjured pedestrians are not collected.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total e-scooter collisions</p></td><td><p>Involving at least one pedestrian casualty</p></td><td><p>Involving another vehicle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1352</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>1028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (provisional)</p></td><td><p>1369</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>1027</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department has published an evaluation of the e-scooter trials covering the period from July 2020 to December 2021. This provided an assessment of the impact of our policies on trends in usage, including trip numbers. The evaluation findings are available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-evaluation-of-e-scooter-trials-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-evaluation-of-e-scooter-trials-report</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the trials evaluation, the Department has gathered information about modal shift.  While the evaluation found that rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42%), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21%), the proportion of walking journeys being replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time.</p><p> </p><p>Active travel is at the heart of the Government’s agenda, and it is investing more in it than any previous Government. The Department wants cycling and walking to be the natural first choice for shorter journeys, helping to improve air quality and health while reducing congestion on our roads. The Department has set an ambitious vision that by 2030, half of all journeys in towns and cities are cycled or walked.</p><p> </p><p>The Department estimates that 2% (1,091,823 people) of adults, equivalent to one million people aged 16+, owned an e-scooter in England as of June 2022<sup>1</sup> . This figure is from the Transport and Technology Tracker (June 2022; base = 3162). A 95 % confidence interval gives a range of 847,660 - 1,335,986 people age 16+ who own an e-scooter in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations that would be enabled by new primary legislation for micromobility vehicles, which the Government intends to introduce when parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made, and we will consult on any new regulations before they come into force so that all interested parties have a chance to shape the new regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 193776 193778 193779 193780 193781 question first answered 20/07/2023 15:59:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1652484

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of use of of e-scooters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>Only e-scooters in Government-approved rental trials can be used legally.</p><p>Private e-scooters remain illegal to use on all public roads, cycle lanes and pavements, and rental e-scooters can only be used in national rental e-scooter trial areas. E-scooter trials are currently live in 23 areas across England and will run until 31 May 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Safety for road users and pedestrians ​will always be a priority for the Department. In the guidance for the trials provided by the Department, it is advised that local authorities should ensure e-scooters do not become obstructive to pedestrians. The Department also recognises e-scooters may pose a particular challenge to those with disabilities. Operators and local authorities participating in the trials have been working with organisations representing disabled groups, such as the Royal National Institute of Blind People. Some of the outcomes have been designing parking racks, improved rider education and training, as well as a mandatory requirement for all e-scooters in the trial to be fitted with a horn or bell to warn other road users of their approach.</p><p> </p><p>All e-scooters in the rental trials must have a horn or bell to warn other road users of their approach. Operators are also exploring installing sound or replicating artificial engine noise on their trial e-scooters to assist with detection.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on personal injury collisions involving e-scooters in Great Britain reported by police via the STATS19 system are available from 2020, with the latest provisional statistics for 2022. The number of reported injury collisions involving at least one e-scooter, involving a pedestrian casualty, or more than one vehicle, are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that a collision could involve both pedestrian casualties and multiple vehicles, in which case it could be counted more than once in the table. Statistics on collisions involving uninjured pedestrians are not collected.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total e-scooter collisions</p></td><td><p>Involving at least one pedestrian casualty</p></td><td><p>Involving another vehicle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1352</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>1028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (provisional)</p></td><td><p>1369</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>1027</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department has published an evaluation of the e-scooter trials covering the period from July 2020 to December 2021. This provided an assessment of the impact of our policies on trends in usage, including trip numbers. The evaluation findings are available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-evaluation-of-e-scooter-trials-report" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-evaluation-of-e-scooter-trials-report</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the trials evaluation, the Department has gathered information about modal shift.  While the evaluation found that rental e-scooter journeys most commonly replaced walking journeys (42%), followed by private motor vehicles or taxis (21%), the proportion of walking journeys being replaced reduced over time, while the proportion of private motor vehicle or taxi journeys being replaced increased over time.</p><p> </p><p>Active travel is at the heart of the Government’s agenda, and it is investing more in it than any previous Government. The Department wants cycling and walking to be the natural first choice for shorter journeys, helping to improve air quality and health while reducing congestion on our roads. The Department has set an ambitious vision that by 2030, half of all journeys in towns and cities are cycled or walked.</p><p> </p><p>The Department estimates that 2% (1,091,823 people) of adults, equivalent to one million people aged 16+, owned an e-scooter in England as of June 2022<sup>1</sup> . This figure is from the Transport and Technology Tracker (June 2022; base = 3162). A 95 % confidence interval gives a range of 847,660 - 1,335,986 people age 16+ who own an e-scooter in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently considering options for e-scooter regulations that would be enabled by new primary legislation for micromobility vehicles, which the Government intends to introduce when parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made, and we will consult on any new regulations before they come into force so that all interested parties have a chance to shape the new regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 193776 193777 193779 193780 193781 question first answered 20/07/2023 15:59:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell