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Injuries: Electric Bicycles

Asked by Mr Paul KohlerLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 October 2025UIN 77398

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance to (a) hospitals and (b) local health authorities on collecting consistent data on injuries linked to (i) hire and (ii) electric bikes.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The Department collects data from police forces on road casualties, including in relation to cyclists, and publishes statistics twice a year. There are no plans to extend this to include hospitals or local health authorities.

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