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Written Question
Pedicabs: Safety
Thursday 14th December 2023

Asked by: Nickie Aiken (Conservative - Cities of London and Westminster)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Transport for London to help ensure the safe operation of pedicabs in London.

Answered by Guy Opperman

The Government is introducing the Pedicabs (London) Bill which will give Transport for London powers to regulate London’s pedicab industry. This Bill, which corrects a longstanding legal anomaly in London, will ensure that passengers, pedestrians and other road users can go about their daily business in the Capital safe in the knowledge that these vehicles and their operators are properly licensed and fully regulated.

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"I appreciate and understand your comments, Mr Deputy Speaker. You will understand my passion to ensure that everybody who gets a pedicab in London is safe, but I will move on.

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