| Heading: |
Canal and River Trust |
| Question ID: |
1816781 |
| UIN: |
HL8859 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5366 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Pidgeon
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| Asking Member handle: |
CarolinePidgeon
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@CarolinePidgeon
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of pollution and flooding resulting from the dumping of electric hire-scheme bikes in canals and rivers, as reported by the Canal and River Trust. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4395 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
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| Answering Member handle: |
suehayman1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@suehayman1
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| Answer text: |
As announced in December’s English Devolution White Paper, the Government will legislate to empower local leaders to regulate hire bike schemes. These powers will enable local authorities to better identify and tackle issues arising from schemes, such as ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |