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Debate between Simon Lightwood and Jeremy Wright
Thursday 27th March 2025

(3 weeks, 5 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Lightwood Portrait Simon Lightwood
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E-cycles must comply with the existing regulations, which state that

“electrical assistance must cut off when the vehicle reaches 15.5mph”.

The police already have the power to seize e-cycles and electric motorbikes being used illegally and to fine individuals who fail to stop when instructed to do so.

Jeremy Wright Portrait Sir Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth and Southam) (Con)
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The Secretary of State will recognise that it is very difficult for private landowners and local authorities along the line of High Speed 2 to plan future development when they do not know what will happen to land that is necessary for construction but is not needed for the long-term operation of the line. A land disposal strategy for HS2 is overdue. Can she produce one urgently? When she does so, will she seek opportunities to benefit communities like those I represent, which are suffering the disruption of the line but will not benefit from its operation?