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Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 47146 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accessibility of (a) e-scooters, (b) e-bikes and (c) bicycles in rural areas.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 28 Apr 2025

The Government wants to make smaller, lighter vehicles an everyday transport option, including for those in rural areas where it works for their journeys. On 28 March the Government announced to Parliament its intention to publish a third Cycling and Walk...