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Written Question
Electric Scooters: Death and Injuries
Tuesday 23rd January 2024

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) pedestrians, and (2) drivers, have been (a) injured, or (b) killed, by electric scooters in each of the past three years.

Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

DfT reports on the number of personal injury road traffic collisions involving e-scooters, in Great Britain, using the STATS19 reporting system.

STATS19 data does not allow the precise cause of collisions to be determined so it is not possible to provide figures for injuries or deaths caused by a particular road user type.

The table shows the number of reported road casualties for pedestrians and drivers of motorised vehicles (including cars, motorcycles, buses, coaches, and good vehicles) in collisions involving e-scooters by severity in Great Britain, 2020 to 2022 (the latest year for which data is available).

Year

Road user type

Killed

Serious injury (adjusted)

Slight injury (adjusted)

Total casualties

2020

Pedestrians

0

13

44

57

2021

Pedestrians

0

66

163

229

2022

Pedestrians

1

60

172

233

2020

Motorised vehicle drivers

0

2

13

15

2021

Motorised vehicle drivers

0

3

27

30

2022

Motorised vehicle drivers

0

3

35

38


Written Question
Railways: Greater Manchester and Liverpool
Friday 15th December 2023

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve railway connectivity between Liverpool and Manchester.

Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Network North confirmed the Government’s commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail and to improving connectivity between Liverpool and Manchester. Funding has been made available to allow the Liverpool to Manchester section of Northern Powerhouse Rail to be delivered as previously set out in the Integrated Rail Plan. Government committed to working with local leaders and that engagement with local leaders is underway.


Written Question
High Speed 2 Line
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost spent on the (1) planning, (2) acquisition of land, and (3) work, on those sections of the HS2 which are now cancelled.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Regular updates on HS2, including spend to date are provided in the HS2 six-monthly report to Parliament. The last report was published in June 2023 and the next one will be published in due course.

The Department is working with HS2 Ltd and its supply chain to assess the cost implications as a result of the cancellation of HS2 Phases 2a and 2b (both Western and Eastern Legs, including HS2 East).


Written Question
High Speed 2 Line
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what will happen to any land that was compulsorily purchased for HS2.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Any land and property that is no longer required for HS2 will be sold, and a programme is being developed to do this. We will set out further detail on these next steps, and will engage in full with those communities who are affected as we do.


Written Question
Cycling: Training
Monday 2nd October 2023

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) children, and (2) adults, have undertaken the Bikeability cycle training course for each of the past three years.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Over the past three years, the Department for Transport has provided funding for Bikeability cycle training to a total of 1,042,079 children: 140,390 in 20/21, 439,802 in 21/22 and 461,887 in 22/23. The Department does not hold figures for adult cycle training as it is not formally part of the Bikeability programme and is not funded centrally.


Written Question
Bicycles and Electric Scooters
Tuesday 26th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the legal age for riding (1) an electric scooter, or (2) an electric bike, on the road; and what road and safety awareness training is required in order to do so.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

In the UK, e-scooters are classed in law as a type of motor vehicle, therefore, all users of e-scooters in approved rental trial areas are required to hold a driving licence, a provisional as a minimum. Users are not required to complete a mandatory training course, but the Department recommends e-scooter providers offer training courses to users.

Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (EAPCs), otherwise known as e-cycles, cannot be ridden by anyone under the age of 14 and road and safety awareness training is not required to ride them. The Highway Code provides advice on how to safely ride a cycle, including an e-cycle.

If an e-cycle does not meet the EAPC requirements set out in the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983 (as amended) it will be classed as a motor vehicle in GB law and will be subject to approval, registration, insurance, vehicle excise duty and road worthiness testing. The user will need to have the appropriate driving licence and wear an approved helmet.


Written Question
Ferries: River Mersey
Tuesday 22nd November 2022

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what role they have, if any, in the procurement of the new ferry boat for the River Mersey.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

My department has no role in the procurement of the new ferry boat for the River Mersey. This is a matter for the Liverpool City Region.


Written Question
Cycling: Accidents
Thursday 10th March 2022

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 February (HL6199), how many of the 141 pedal cyclist fatalities in 2020 were children and young people.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

There were 9 pedal cyclist fatalities aged under 16 in reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2020.


Written Question
Cycling: Accidents
Tuesday 22nd February 2022

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many bicycle (1) accidents, and (2) deaths, were recorded for each of the last five years.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The number of 1) accidents involving pedal cycles and 2) pedal cyclist fatalities in reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain for the last five years for which data is available are shown in the table.

Year

Accidents involving at least one pedal cycle

Pedal cyclist fatalities

2016

18,743

102

2017

18,651

101

2018

17,820

99

2019

17,148

100

2020

16,455

141


Written Question
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Females
Monday 20th September 2021

Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent finding that only one per cent of HGV drivers are female; and what plans they have to address this situation.

Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government is aware of the demographic imbalances in the HGV driver workforce including the lack of women drivers, under 25s and drivers from ethnic minorities. Addressing these issues and creating a workforce that will better reflect society will be key to permanently solving the driver shortage.

This will be for the industry to lead but the Government will continue to support where it can, such as improving the accessibility of facilities for women drivers and increasing the provision of overnight lorry parking.