Chris Enquires About E-scooter Rental Licences

WQ EScooter 10Oct24

Chris Enquires About E-scooter Rental Licences

Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled E-scooter trials: guidance for local authorities and rental operators, updated on 17 January 2024, how many applications for changes to trials her Department has received from local authorities; and how many such applications have been (a) granted and (b) not granted.

Simon Lightwood Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department received 13 applications from local authorities, requesting geographic and fleet size changes to their e-scooter trials. All 13 applications were approved as of 8 October 2024.

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