Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the advantages, and (2) the disadvantages, of the use of powered cargo bikes.

In March 2019, the Department for Transport published the Government response to its call for evidence on ‘The Last Mile – Delivering Goods More Sustainably’. The response included a summary of the opportunities and challenges identified by respondents for using electrically powered cargo bikes in towns and cities.