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Electric Scooters

Commons · Question 49444 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 8 May 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of privately owned e-scooters in England.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 8 May 2025

The Department estimates that across England between 760,000 and 1.2 million people aged 16 and over own an e-scooter.The Government aims to deliver an integrated transport system that reduces emissions, improves journeys, and gives people choice over how...