Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is considering the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that users of e-scooters wear protective helmets and introducing a legal requirement of maximum one rider per scooter.

The Government has committed to delivering a permanent legislative framework for micromobility vehicles, including e-scooters, when parliamentary time allows.

The Government will be using the findings of the e-scooter trials to ensure that when the time comes, we understand how best to regulate e-scooters, including on helmet-use; no decisions have yet been made.

In the e-scooter rental trials, only one rider is permitted on each e-scooter, and the Government has no intention of changing this.