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Motorcycles: Accidents

Commons · Question 98345 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the collection of STATS19 national collision statistics to allow for differentiation between motorcycles and mopeds.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 15 Dec 2025

The STATS19 collection already provides a differentiation for motorcycles by engine capacity, including a category for motorcycles under 50cc, with a breakdown as shown in the published statistics in data table RAS0502 available on the gov.uk website (htt...