Wednesday 20th July 2016 09:30 Room O, Portcullis House 1. Attendees – Lord Berkeley, Baroness Barker, Ruth Cadbury MP, Alex Chalk MP, Fabian Hamilton MP, Meg Hillier MP, Lord Young, Adam Coffman (Secretariat and minute taker) Apologies - Ian Austin MP, Steve Brine MP, Lord Haskel, Bernard Jenkin
Read MoreParliamentarians call for more investment and more ambitious cycling targets A report on the current state of cycling in Britain calls for 10 per cent of all journeys in Britain to be by bike by 2025 and a minimum investment of £10 per person per year,
Read MoreAn all-party group of Parliamentarians will hold an inquiry into the Government’s commitment to cycling in Westminster on Monday (23rd May). The inquiry will take evidence from the Transport Minister Robert Goodwill MP, Olympic gold medalist Chris Boardman as well as cycling organisations and transport experts on
Read More18 March 2016 The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has published its report on ‘Road Traffic Law Enforcement’ The full report is available here. There is a whole chapter on cycling, and the Committee says: “The increase in injuries among pedal cyclists is of particular concern” Other findings highlight the link
Read MoreAll Party Parliamentary Cycling Group response to the March 2016 Budget There was no more money announced for cycling in this week's Budget but the All Party Cycling Group has welcomed the news that the 'Cycle to Work' scheme will continue to operate as normal. Ruth Cadbury MP:
Read MoreIn November 2015 Lord Berkeley, the All Party Cycling Group Secretary wrote to Andrew Selous MP (below), in the Ministry of Justice regarding the Government’s proposed review of motoring offences and penalties. He didn't receive a reply, and followed it up with another letter in January
Read MoreDuring a recent debate on cycling in the House of Lords Lord Berkeley, the Secertary of the All Party Cycling Group asked the Transport Minister, Lord Ahmad for more detail on the Government's claim of spending £6 per head of population per annum on cycling. Click
Read MoreOne of the founder members of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, Lord Young of Cookham secured a debate in the House of Lords on the promotion of cycling as a safe form of transport. Here is the transcript of the debate, and a report from
Read MoreYesterday, there was a well attended debate in Westminster Hall on 'Government investment in cycling', proposed by Conservative MP for Bolton West, Chris Green (below) . The transcript of the debate can be found here. CTC have published a full length report on the debate and a comment
Read Moreleft to right: Alex Chalk MP, Ruth Cadbury MP, Robert Goodwill MP The Minister started off the by talking about the Governments’ cycling policy. These are his verbatim notes: Spending Review and ‘Access’ fund Following the Spending Review settlement, the Department for Transport was awarded £580 million (£80
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