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Written Question
Motorcycles: Driving Instruction
Thursday 6th March 2025

Asked by: Catherine Fookes (Labour - Monmouthshire)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made following her Department's closed consultation on improving moped and motorcycle training.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, and wants to take account of the long-standing plans in the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, alongside recent information and proposals from the motorcycle sector. These include a desire to make things simpler for riders whilst recognising the importance of maintaining our safety record.


Written Question
Motorcycles: Driving Instruction
Thursday 6th March 2025

Asked by: Catherine Fookes (Labour - Monmouthshire)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of motorcycle compulsory basic training.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, and wants to take account of the long-standing plans in the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, alongside recent information and proposals from the motorcycle sector. These include a desire to make things simpler for riders whilst recognising the importance of maintaining our safety record.


Written Question
Motorcycles: Driving Instruction
Thursday 6th March 2025

Asked by: Catherine Fookes (Labour - Monmouthshire)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to improve the training required for motorcycle drivers.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, and wants to take account of the long-standing plans in the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, alongside recent information and proposals from the motorcycle sector. These include a desire to make things simpler for riders whilst recognising the importance of maintaining our safety record.