{"value":{"id":1670596,"askingMemberId":4471,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-11-16T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-11-21T00:00:00","uin":"2351","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an e-bike subsidy scheme.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4142,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-11-21T00:00:00","answerText":"<blockquote><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government already supports e-bikes through the Cycle to Work scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has been trialling a national e-cycle programme to provide opportunities to try e-cycles through short term loans. Active Travel England is also funding local authority-led cycle loan and share schemes and continues to support authorities to implement e-cycle initiatives in their local communities.</p><p> </p></blockquote>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Electric Scooters: Subsidies","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1670596","method":"GET"}]}