Question follow-through · 99765

Electric Bicycles: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating that electric bike rental firms ensure that all riders of rented electric bikes wear helmets.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
17 Dec 2025
Answer
19 Dec 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating that electric bike rental firms ensure that all riders of rented electric bikes wear helmets.

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government agrees that cyclists should wear helmets whenever possible to help reduce the risk of sustaining a head injury. We are implementing licensing for shared cycle schemes and will consult in depth on this. Consultation will include consideratio...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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