Written questions

Delivery Services: Robots

2026-05-14 · Department for Transport · 1839 · Official question

Olly Glover

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the legal framework that pavement delivery robots operate within.

Answer

The Government does not have any involvement, and has not approved, any pavement delivery robot operations in the UK. The Government recognises that the current legal framework does not provide the certainty businesses need to invest, which is why we have...