Two Cities MP, Nickie Aiken, called for a debate on e-bike regulation in her question to the Leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt MP.
In the Commons, Nickie explained,
“Concern about dangerous cycling is becoming a major issue for my constituents across the Cities of London and Westminster, particularly with the increased number of e-bikes on our roads, which can reach 15 to 30 mph. My constituents are concerned about cyclists going up one-way roads the wrong way, cycling on the pavement, and cycling through red lights or over zebra crossings. Does the Leader of the House agree that it is time that the Government looked at regulating e-bikes, and can we have a debate in this place to discuss this whole issue?”
Leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt MP, replied,
“I am sorry to hear about that issue in my hon. Friend’s constituency, and I thank her for raising it. She will know that the next Transport questions are on 8 February. I am sure she will take that opportunity to raise the issue directly with the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman), but as that is a little time away, I will make sure that he has heard what she has said today. With respect to delivery companies that use these vehicles, the former Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman), wrote to the major delivery companies to remind them of their obligations in this respect.”
Thank you Madame Deputy speaker concerns about dangerous cycling is becoming a major issue for my constituents across the cities of London and Westminster and particularly now with the increased number of ebikes on our roads which can go from 15 to 30 m an hour my constituents are concerned about
Cyclists going up the oneway roads the wrong way cycling on Pavements cycling through red lights and through zebra Crossings does the leader agree with me that it is time that this government looked at regulation for ebikes and can we have a debate in this place to discuss the whole issue leader of the
House well I’m sorry to hear about this issue in The Honorable lady’s constituency and and thank her for raising it she will know that next transport questions is on the 8th of February and I’m sure that she will uh raise that with the minister directly
But as that there’s a little away I will uh make sure that he has heard what she has said today with respect also to um delivery companies who are using these vehicles uh the uh former Minister my um my right honorable friend the member for for Herford and South Herford uh has
Also written to the major delivery companies to remind them of their obligations in this respect