Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to allow the use of privately owned e-scooters on public roads.

The Department estimates that across England between 760,000 and 1.2 million people aged 16 and over own an e-scooter.

The Government aims to deliver an integrated transport system that reduces emissions, improves journeys, and gives people choice over how they travel, and we are carefully considering how micromobility can help to deliver these objectives. No decision has yet been taken, however, on bringing forward e-scooter regulations. The Department will consult on any new proposed regulations before they come into force.