Select Committee · Transport Committee
E-scooters: follow-up
Status: Closed
Opened: 19 Jan 2023
Closed: 13 Mar 2024
Inquiry scope
The Transport Committee published a report on e-scooters in October 2020. It concluded that e-scooters have the potential to offer a low-cost, accessible and environmentally-friendly alternative to the private car, but warned that any plans for legislation should not be to the detriment of pedestrians, particularly disabled people. Since we published that report, the local trial periods for e-scooter hire schemes have been extended, and the expected legislation on this subject has not yet come forward. The Committee plans to revisit the topic of e-scooters to catch up on findings from the ongoing trials and the progress that has been made in assessing their safety, impact on congestion and the experience of pedestrians. This follows the recent publication of the Department for Transport's e-scooter trials evaluation report . We welcome written evidence from individuals and organisations who would like to update the Committee on lessons learned and emerging issues since our initial inquiry, about the trials or about e-scooter use in general. You can see the written evidence received by the Committee for its previous inquiry here ; we will continue to take this into account. Please note that the Committee does not consider individual cases. Please do not comment in your evidence on matters currently, or about to be, before a court of law or subject to an inquest. Contact the Committee staff if you have any queries about the evidence we can accept. Submit written evidenceOral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2023 | Anthony Ferguson · Department for Transport, Claire Wren · Department for Transport, Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP · Department for Transport | View ↗ |
| 8 Feb 2023 | Brian Matthews · Milton Keynes Council, Clive Wood · Guide dogs, Commander Kyle Gordon · National Police Chiefs' Council, Councillor Daniel Barrington · Liverpool City Council, David G Davies · Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, Justin Stevenson · Halfords, Matthew Pencharz · Voi | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Ferguson · Deputy Director for Traffic and Technology | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Brian Matthews · Head of Transport Innovation | Milton Keynes Council | 1 |
| Claire Wren · Director for Future Transport Systems and Environment | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Clive Wood · Lead Regional Policy and Campaigns Manager | Guide dogs | 1 |
| Commander Kyle Gordon · NPCC Lead for Roads Policing Operations | National Police Chiefs' Council | 1 |
| Councillor Daniel Barrington · Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Transport and Environment | Liverpool City Council | 1 |
| David G Davies · Executive Director | Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety | 1 |
| Justin Stevenson · Head of Design | Halfords | 1 |
| Matthew Pencharz · Head of Policy for UK, Ireland and Netherlands | Voi | 1 |
| Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP | Department for Transport | 1 |