Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to implement a different speed limit for e-scooters on roads and cycle paths.

Local authorities control how the trials run in their areas. This includes limiting the number e-scooters, specifying where they should be parked and deciding on appropriate speed limits, up to a maximum of 15.5 mph, for different areas of the trial. Operators as part of the trials, use geo-fencing technology to control e-scooters. This includes the e-scooter slowing down, stopping when ridden in a no-go area, and limiting the speed (usually to 8mph) in go-slow areas.

There are currently no plans to require trial areas to have different speed limits on roads and cycle lanes. The evidence gathered during the trials will inform whether e-scooters are legalised, and what their speed limits should be.