Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to prevent dockless rental bikes and e-scooters from being abandoned on pathways and roadways.

When parliamentary time allows, we intend to regulate e-scooters. This will require setting robust technical requirements and clear expectations on users. No decisions have been made on the details of the regulations for e-scooters, and we will consult before any new arrangements come into force.

The Department has no plans to introduce legislative proposals to regulate safety for e-cycles.

Also, when parliamentary time allows, the Department intends to introduce a rental framework which will allow local transport authorities to manage rental services of cycles, e-cycles and e-scooters, so that fleet sizes and parking can all be kept under local control.