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Pedal Cyclists: Insurance

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Thursday 23rd May 2024

(6 months, 3 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Russell Portrait Earl Russell (LD)
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My Lords, 7,000 bikes are stolen every year. Theft, particularly of expensive e-bikes, is out of control and often violent. Does the Minister welcome the clever tactics being used by the City of London Police of using bait cycles deliberately to get them stolen so that the criminal gangs and networks can be tracked, prosecuted and arrested? Will the Minister be encouraging these kinds of tactics to be used by other police forces?

Lord Davies of Gower Portrait Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
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I am aware of the tactic, but I was not aware that it was something that the City of London Police was doing. If it catches villains who choose to steal bicycles, then it is a very good idea and to be encouraged.

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