A question on #ElectricVehicles #PedestrianAreas tabled by Baroness Pidgeon on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill.

Heading: Electric Vehicles: Pedestrian Areas
Question ID: 1816783
UIN: HL8860
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 5366
Asking Member display name: Baroness Pidgeon
Asking Member handle: CarolinePidgeon
Asking Member Twitter reference: @CarolinePidgeon
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing legislation to enable local authorities and other public organisations reclaim the costs of removing dumped electric hire-scheme bikes and scooters from scheme operators.
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Date answered: 2025-07-08
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Answering Member ID: 4972
Answering Member display name: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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Answer text: The dumping of hire bikes and e-scooters is clearly unacceptable. As announced in December’s English Devolution White Paper, we will legislate to empower local leaders to manage shared cycle schemes. This will include consideration of how costs arising fr...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
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