Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 11 March 2026 [Draft]
11 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Modified E-bikes and Off-road Vehicles (Antisocial Behaviour)
I thank the minister for that update. I continue to hear from constituents in areas of Dundee such as Ardler, Kirkton, Blackness and Dryburgh that modified bikes are being used with seemingly no consequences—that is how my constituents feel—despite their posing a clear risk to public safety and, to be frank, causing mayhem. Given the increasing risks that illegally modified e-bikes and off-road vehicles pose to the public, does the minister believe that the current powers available to Police Scotland are sufficient for it to deal with them?
In the same item of business
8. Michael Marra (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on action it is taking to address the use of modified e-bikes and off-road vehicles in incid...
The Minister for Victims and Community Safety (Siobhian Brown)
SNP
To tackle such behaviour, we continue to invest significantly in policing, with £1.64 billion of funding provided this year and £1.7 billion provided for the...
Michael Marra
Lab
I thank the minister for that update. I continue to hear from constituents in areas of Dundee such as Ardler, Kirkton, Blackness and Dryburgh that modified b...
Siobhian Brown
SNP
I am not sure whether Michael Marra is aware that, given that the relevant responsibilities cut across our portfolios, Mr Fairlie and I have been engaging wi...
Bob Doris (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP)
SNP
I was at the meeting that the minister referred to, when we discussed what more could be done to tackle the issues that Michael Marra raised. Representatives...
Siobhian Brown
SNP
I cannot speak for the next Scottish Government, but I assure the member that, if the Scottish National Party is back in Government in the next session, we w...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
That concludes portfolio question time. There will be a brief pause before we move to the next item of business.