Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 7 July 2025.
Nick Smith
Chair, Administration Committee, Chair, Administration Committee
I thank the Minister for that answer. Gwent police are taking on dangerous, illegal off-road bikes, but a related problem is electric bikes, which are sometimes chipped to go faster and have become a new danger. Will the Minister please look into this? The bikes can be switched up from being a means to get from A to B into being a real menace.
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