Asked by: Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report commissioned by the Local Government Association The path to inclusive footways, published on 10 February; and what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and (2) micromobility parking provision, do not obstruct footways.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Strategy, published in March 2022, outlined that local authorities are best placed to understand what charging infrastructure is required, and have a key role in ensuring the delivery of chargepoints meets the needs of their areas. The Government and industry sponsored, Publicly Available Standard (PAS) 1899 provides specifications on the placement, design and installation of accessible public EV chargepoints.
Cross-pavement cable solutions can be used to channel EV charging wires across the pavement safely. As part of the Plan for Drivers, the Government committed to provide guidance on the use of safe cross-pavement charging solutions, best practice to local authorities on relevant legislation, permissions, and how to consider applications.
The Government has extended its e-scooter trials until May 2026 to build on current learning across areas including usage, safety, parking provision and environmental impacts. The Department’s guidance for local authorities and operators taking part in trials sets out that appropriate parking provision should be provided to ensure e-scooters do not become obstructive.
Written Evidence Feb. 20 2024
Inquiry: Future of transport dataFound: In the context of micromobility vehicles we noted that they, and the platforms supporting them, ‘should
Special Report Feb. 14 2024
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Found: use, including private cars, light commercial vehicles, larger vehicles, aerospace, rail, marine, micromobility
Found: It is also not clear what futureproofing would look like in a fast - evolving micromobility landscape
Report Feb. 06 2024
Committee: Environment and Climate Change CommitteeFound: and L-category vehicles 37 Box 2: Micromobility and L-category vehicles 37 Car clubs 39 Box 3:
Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 3453 on Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions, what progress he has made on delivering powered light vehicle action plan items (a) 1, (b) 4, (c) 5, (d) 7, (e) 8 and (f) 10.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government continues to engage with industry to deliver the Motorcycle Industry Association and Zemo Partnership’s Action Plan where appropriate.
On action 1, pressures on the legislative timetable mean that Government is not planning to legislate for micromobility in the Fourth Session but remains committed to obtaining further evidence for future legislation to strengthen the evidence base.
On action 4, the plug-in motorcycle grant, introduced in 2017 to stimulate the early market for zero emission mopeds and motorcycles, has provided over £8m to support the purchase of over 12,000 zero emission mopeds and motorcycles.
On action 5, Government recently worked with the Energy Saving Trust to promote zero emission L-category vehicles to consumers and businesses where they had potential to significantly decarbonise personal transport and light freight, enabling people to choose how best to make journeys.
On action 7, the Government published its Future of Transport Rural Transport Innovation guidance in November 2023. This set out how innovative new transport technologies and services can help local authorities respond to rural-specific transport challenges, as well as making up to £3 million available for local authorities to trial and test these technologies.
On action 8, the Department will continue to engage with Local Authorities to help support them decarbonise their transport systems.
On action 10, as the zero-emission powered light vehicle sector grows, Government will continue to work with the sector to support and consider how to best overcome demand side challenges, including the infrastructure needs of these vehicles.
Found: The three options proposed were (i) Health inequalities, health and transport, (ii) Micromobility ,
Jan. 10 2024
Source Page: Letter dated 09/01/2024 from Lord Davies of Gower to Lords regarding points raised during the Committee stage of the Pedicabs (London) Bill: pedicab definition and the term 'reward', geographic scope of legislation, safety of power assisted pedicabs, micromobility, delivery drivers. 4p.Found: definition and the term 'reward', geographic scope of legislation, safety of power assisted pedicabs, micromobility
Found: definition and the term 'reward', geographic scope of legislation, safety of power assisted pedicabs, micromobility
Mentions:
1: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) that this safety angle is not forgotten as people consider the potential uptake of electric bikes and micromobility - Speech Link