Anthony Browne corrected the Commons record on E-scooters: Deaths and Serious Injuries

23 May 2024 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Transport

Anthony Browne made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 23 May 2024. The corrected text adds the figure 1,402, which the original did not give. Altogether 71 words differ between the two versions.

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…First, the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands) mentioned the statistics on deaths. In 2022, there were 12 deaths from e-scooters; 11 were the riders themselves, and two of those were within the trial. So far, four people in total have been killed on the trial scooters. Clearly, with the non-trial scooters there is a far higher incidence of deaths. The latest figures that I have seen on accidents are from 2022. There were a total of 1,492 ~~accidents,~~ of which 12 resulted in death and 440 were serious accidents.	… The latest figures that I have seen on accidents are from 2022. There were a total of 1,402 collisions, resulting in 1,492 injuries , of which 12 resulted in death and 440 were serious accidents.

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…First, the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands) mentioned the statistics on deaths. In 2022, there were 12 deaths from e-scooters; 11 were the riders themselves, and two of those were within the trial. So far, four people in total have been killed on the trial scooters. Clearly, with the non-trial scooters there is a far higher incidence of deaths.
The latest figures that I have seen on accidents are from 2022. There were a total of 1,492 ~~accidents,~~ of which 12 resulted in death and 440 were serious accidents.

… The latest figures that I have seen on accidents are from 2022. There were a total of 1,402 collisions, resulting in 1,492 injuries , of which 12 resulted in death and 440 were serious accidents.

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Date read	15 October 2026
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