Roads

This briefing paper provides an overview of the existing legal framework for electric scooters (e-scooters). It also analyses the arguments for and against legalising e-scooters on UK roads, drawing on the limited evidence from other countries and cities that have sanctioned their use.

This paper gives an overview of the concept of national road pricing, including its history in the UK and current debates about its attractions as a replacement for fuel duty and vehicle excise duty in the future.

This paper explains the ongoing debate about the safety of All Lane Running (ALR) on smart motorways, including the Government’s stocktake and action plan, published in March 2020.

This Library Paper has been prepared for the Commons stages of the Business and Planning Bill 2019-21 on 29 June 2020.

Spot oil prices were just over $40 per barrel in mid June 2020. The crashed after the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown led to a dramatic cut in demand. Prices fell from almost $70 a barrel in early January to below $20 per barrel in late April 2020. Oil prices peaked in July 2008 at almost $150 per barrel and were in the $100-125 range for much of 2011 to early 2014.

This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the measures introduced by the Government, and other authorities, to support household finances during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

Average mid-May prices for petrol and diesel were 105.1 and 1112.2 pence per litre respectively. They fell rapidly after the coronavirus outbreak largely due to sharp drops in oil prices. The UK had the 13th highest petrol and 4th highest diesel prices in the EU+UK.

This short paper explains what Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are, how they are made and the various uses to which they can be put.

The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements

This paper provides an update on the first three rounds of negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship and analysis of the draft new partnership treaty tabled by the EU in March 2020

This short paper summarises the key transport issues on which the UK and the EU will seek to reach agreement over the course of 2020, as set out in their February 2020 negotiating positions and the draft texts published by the EU in March and the UK Government in May 2020.

This paper explains about the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) – the five-yearly programme of major investments on the Strategy Road Network by Highways England. It outlines what the RIS is and how it is set, implemented, funded and monitored.

This briefing sets out the background to Spring Budget 2020 which will take place on 11 March 2020. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.