Third Report: E-scooters: pavement nuisance or transport innovation?

Select Committee
Transport Committee HC 255 2 October 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 27 items (21 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 27 of 27 classified)
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 4
Government response
Third Special Report - E-scooters: pavement nuisance or transport innovation?: Government Response to Committee’s Third Report of Session 2019–21 · published 14 Dec 2020
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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5 Conclusion Not Addressed
Para 41
It is essential that the Government’s rental e-scooter trials are accessible to a wide range...
Conclusion
It is essential that the Government’s rental e-scooter trials are accessible to a wide range of people and take place in a diverse set of locations. This includes city centres but also suburban areas and market towns where other transport … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government's response focuses on using trial data to determine e-scooter design requirements and inform specifications for privately owned e-scooters, rather than addressing the committee's point about ensuring trials are accessible and take place in diverse locations.
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6 Recommendation Not Addressed
Para 42
We recommend that the Department continues to maintain close oversight of the locations of the...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department continues to maintain close oversight of the locations of the rental trials and ensures that, when approving bids for new schemes, there is a good geographical spread around the UK and a balance in E-scooters: … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government's response outlines plans to use trial data for determining e-scooter design requirements and informing specifications for privately owned e-scooters, failing to address the recommendation for maintaining oversight of trial locations and ensuring geographical spread.
Department for Transport
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10 Recommendation Not Addressed
The Department should closely monitor the number and type of collisions that occur during the...
Recommendation
The Department should closely monitor the number and type of collisions that occur during the e-scooter rental trials to determine the future insurance requirements for both rental and privately-owned e-scooters, should the latter be legalised. (Paragraph 59) Safety risks and … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government response is a verbatim repetition of the recommendation and does not provide an actual response to the committee's call for monitoring.
Department for Transport
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14 Recommendation Not Addressed
Para 90
We understand that it may not always be practical or feasible for users of rental...
Recommendation
We understand that it may not always be practical or feasible for users of rental e-scooters to obtain and wear a helmet. It is important, however, that e-scooter operators involved with the trials encourage users to wear helmets, and where … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government's response focuses on using trial data to determine e-scooter design requirements and inform minimum safety standards, but it does not address the recommendation to encourage or provide helmets to users.
Department for Transport
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