Asked by: Victoria Borwick (Conservative - Kensington)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to bring forward legislative proposals for the operation of pedicabs in London.
Answered by Andrew Jones
We have been working with Transport for London (TfL) to draft legislation which would enable TfL to regulate pedicabs. We will identify an appropriate legislative slot as soon as possible.
Asked by: Victoria Borwick (Conservative - Kensington)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effect of pedicab drivers on traffic congestion in Central London.
Answered by Andrew Jones
Traffic congestion in London is caused by a wide range of factors, and the Department has made no assessment of the extent to which pedicabs contribute to it. The impacts of pedicabs on congestion are highly localised, and the Department has been lobbied by a number of stakeholders who have said that they are contributing significantly to congestion problems on the roads and pavements in certain parts of the West End of London where numbers of them tend to congregate.
Asked by: Victoria Borwick (Conservative - Kensington)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for introducing legislative proposals on the operation of pedicabs in London.
Answered by Andrew Jones
We will introduce legislation on pedicabs when an appropriate legislative slot becomes available.