Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made, as part of the Road Safety Strategy, of the contribution of delivery work - involving e-bikes - to deaths and serious injuries.

No assessment has been made as part of the Road Safety Strategy of the contribution of delivery work, whether involving e-bikes or other modes of road transport, to deaths and injuries. The evidence base for an assessment is limited but it is estimated that approximately 1 in 3 of all road traffic fatalities UK-wide involve someone who is driving/riding for work.

The announced pilot in the Road Safety Strategy of a National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses that require people to drive or ride for them, will be developed in collaboration with business and industry with an aim to collect and monitor data to enable an evaluation of the pilot.

The Department for Transport is commissioning research on the road behaviours of food delivery riders using e-bikes. This is expected to take about a year, and we will of course publish the findings from it.