Viscount Goschen
Conservative - Life peer
Joined House of Lords: 5th June 2026
Division Voting information
Viscount Goschen voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 23 Conservative Aye votes vs 82 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 263
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Department Debates
(55 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
(9,072 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives
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Viscount Goschen has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Viscount Goschen has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 7 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Department has published online guidance for consumers on electric bikes. This guidance covers the rules that e-bikes need to comply with to be classed as an Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle (EAPC) and the rules that apply to e-bikes that do not meet the EAPC requirements and are therefore classed as a motorcycle or moped.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) monitors the market for non-compliant or misleadingly marketed e-bikes and other vehicles. Where issues are identified, MSU can take proportionate action in line with its statutory remit.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not undertake roadside testing of electric bicycles for compliance with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) undertakes market surveillance activity in relation to vehicles placed on the market, including e-bikes. This includes testing samples of vehicles at the point of sale. Enforcement of road traffic legislation and the use of vehicles on the road is a matter for the police.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Department does not hold this information.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Electric bikes which comply with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 do not require registration, tax or insurance. No assessment has been made concerning the number ridden on public roads.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Enforcement of the rules and regulations in respect of both e-cycles and e-scooters is a matter for the police.
Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (e-cycles) are legal to use on public roads so long as they comply with the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983. Broadly, this means that maximum continuous power of the electric motor must not exceed 250 watts, that the e-cycle must be fitted with pedals capable of propelling it, and that the electrical assistance must cut-off at 15.5mph. The Department does not have data on the number of e-cycles in use that do not comply with these requirements.
Private e-scooters remain illegal to use on public roads, cycle lanes and pavements, and rental e-scooters can only be used in national rental e-scooter trial areas.
Minister of State (Department for Transport)