{"value":{"id":1521998,"askingMemberId":4420,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-10-17T00:00:00","uin":"62864","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will consult the general public on regulations for private e-scooter use on UK roads concurrently with the introduction of the Transport Bill to Parliament.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4517,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-10-18T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Government plans to take forward legislation that will create a new Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle (LZEV) category when parliamentary time allows. The legislation would enable subsequent regulations to be made in respect of e-scooters. We are working to ensure any future regulations are effective and proportionate, however no decisions have been made on the details of the regulations for e-scooter users or the manufacturers of private e-scooters. The Department will consult, including through a public consultation which we plan to publish, before any new arrangements come into force.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Electric Scooters: Regulation","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1521998","method":"GET"}]}