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Written Question
Invalid Vehicles
Tuesday 11th September 2018

Asked by: Karin Smyth (Labour - Bristol South)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has any plans to review the Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988 because of the increase in the use of mobility scooters since 1988.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

The Government have no current plans to amend the use of Invalid Carriages on Highways regulations 1988. This is a matter that the Government will keep under review.

Written Question
Invalid Vehicles: Accidents
Tuesday 11th September 2018

Asked by: Karin Smyth (Labour - Bristol South)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving mobility scooters have been recorded in each year since 2013.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

The Department introduced the collection of data on personal injury road accidents involving motorised mobility scooters in 2011. Since 2013, the number of reported accidents involving mobility scooters has increased, as below. However, the number of police forces collecting information about accidents involving these vehicles has also increased in each year surveyed.

In order to set the data below into context, the table thus shows both the number of forces collecting the data, and the number of recorded accidents from these forces.

Reported accidents of all severities involving mobility scooters, Great Britain, 2013 to 2016

Year

Number of accidents recorded

Number of police forces collecting

2013

156

21

2014

208

22

2015

222

29

2016

260

36

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Jun 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]

"The fact that we were not able to ratify the convention for some 50 years says more about the procedures between this place and the European Union. It would be useful for the right hon. Gentleman to accept that the registration of trailers has been brought up on a number …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Jun 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]

"Notwithstanding the comments of the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on the Bill’s origins, I am grateful that the Bill has given me the opportunity to highlight the gaping hole in some of our country’s legislation on the safety of light trailers.

My focus in seeking …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"We have got a brand new road in my constituency and it is supposed to have a vital bus link on it between Hengrove and Long Ashton, but the West of England metro mayor refuses to use his devolved powers to help make it happen. What is the purpose of …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"Just to be clear in my mind about what is being said, is it that the current arrangements across the UK and Republic of Ireland remain intact under the assumption that the Republic of Ireland Government will make no changes, and that that is permissible under the agreement with the …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)

"On the point about compliance, which is part of the purpose of my amendment, it is also distressing for the people carrying out those checks, in garages and such places, to tell people that they are not compliant and would fail a test, and, because they have no real ability …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Robertson. My purpose in trying to amend the Bill, working with the noble Lords, on Second Reading and here in Cttee, has always been safety, following the representation made by my constituents, Donna and Scott Hussey, about their …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 22 May 2018
Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)

"I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. We have similar issues on the route down the M5. I have worked with Avon and Somerset police, and they feel that issue acutely. They would like more resources to be able to do more stop-and-checks on the motorway, …..."
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