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Written Question
Electric Bicycles: Delivery Services
Tuesday 17th June 2025

Asked by: Viscount Goschen (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with major delivery organisations regarding the importance of ensuring compliance with regulators governing the use of electric bicycles; and what has been the outcome of those discussions.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

In December last year the Minister for Local Transport wrote to the main food delivery companies to remind them of their obligations including the use of modified e-cycles by some delivery riders. The letter signposted government guidance on the safe use of e-cycle batteries including the Office for Product Safety and Standard’s ‘Buy Safe, Be Safe’ campaign. The Department is considering next steps in the light of the responses received.

Written Question
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Regulation
Friday 15th November 2024

Asked by: Viscount Goschen (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the incidence of use of electric bicycles and electric scooters which do not comply with the relevant regulations.

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Enforcement of the rules and regulations in respect of both e-cycles and e-scooters is a matter for the police.

Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (e-cycles) are legal to use on public roads so long as they comply with the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983. Broadly, this means that maximum continuous power of the electric motor must not exceed 250 watts, that the e-cycle must be fitted with pedals capable of propelling it, and that the electrical assistance must cut-off at 15.5mph. The Department does not have data on the number of e-cycles in use that do not comply with these requirements.

Private e-scooters remain illegal to use on public roads, cycle lanes and pavements, and rental e-scooters can only be used in national rental e-scooter trial areas.

Written Question
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Tuesday 25th July 2023

Asked by: Viscount Goschen (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the condition of road infrastructure.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton

In addition to the provision of over £5.5 billion of highways maintenance capital funding for local highways authorities in England over this Parliament, the Department works with all local highway authorities in England along with National Highways to assess road surface condition on a national level. This information is presented annually in “Road conditions in England to March 2022” published on GOV.UK. It includes surface condition, skidding resistance and highway maintenance treatments and expenditure.

The Department is also working with the British Standards Institute and the Transport Research Laboratory to develop a new standard for assessing road condition. This will help authorities identify, assess, and deal with road defects, including potholes, and help drive innovation within the road monitoring sector.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Feb 2020
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]

"This, again, is an aspect of the Bill where there is unanimity across all sides of the House—we are all trying to achieve the same purpose. The question is how best to do so, especially in an environment where technology is moving extremely fast. I am certainly sympathetic to the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Feb 2020
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]

"My Lords, the House should thank the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for introducing her amendment and enabling a discussion about, essentially, attempting to future-proof this legislation, which is extremely difficult to do.

I am afraid that I follow my noble friend Lord Tebbit’s analysis of the situation. We have to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Feb 2020
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]

"One can think of the example of the seizure and destruction of untaxed vehicles by public authorities. The specific deterrent is the loss of the vehicle in addition to any financial penalty...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 12 Feb 2020
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I certainly support the thrust of what the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, seeks to achieve with his series of amendments but there are perhaps dangers in them as well, considering how these aircraft might be utilised in the future. We are back to the central difficulty with the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Feb 2020
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]

"My Lords, when my noble friend comes to respond to the argument, would she accept that the Civil Aviation Authority already deals with what could be considered potential conflicts? I think in particular between the economic regulation group, which is the economic regulator for the airport sector, on the one …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Feb 2020
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]

"No one here would disagree with the noble Lord this is complex and difficult stuff. The point I was trying to make, which is entirely valid, is that the CAA, under its existing mandate, already balances these types of conflicts. There is not a great deal new here, certainly in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Feb 2020
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I repeat the declaration of my interests that I made at Second Reading; I am a private pilot and operator of an aircraft.

This House has developed a somewhat irritating habit of thanking people for things that they do not really want to thank them for just by …..."
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