Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77158

Electric Scooters: Regulation

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to introduce legislation on the regulation of electric scooters, in the context of the ongoing rental trials currently extended until May 2026.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The government will pursue legislative reform for micromobility vehicles when parliamentary time allows.