Question follow-through · 128420

Electric Bicycles: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to require e-bike hire operators to hold public liability insurance as a condition of operating on the public highway.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
22 Apr 2026
Answer
24 Apr 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to require e-bike hire operators to hold public liability insurance as a condition of operating on the public highway.

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The licensing regime for shared cycle schemes which we are bringing forward through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will create a legal requirement for shared e-cycle schemes to be licensed, which will be implemented through a combin...

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