Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) costs, and (2) benefits, of creating a DVLA-style database of cycles in the UK in order to deter the market for stolen bicycles.

The Department has not made a formal assessment of the costs and benefits of a national DVLA-style database for cycles. Active Travel England is working with Sustrans, the British Transport Police and other stakeholders to develop a single system which aggregates the data from all existing registration systems to make it easier for the police to trace the owners of stolen cycles.

As recommended in Gear Change, the provision of secure cycle parking is eligible for funding under the Active Travel Fund. The Department is working with the police-led National Cycle Crime Group to support regional cycle crime enforcement partnerships and raise awareness of better security.