The Guardian reports on Bradley Wiggins' stint as guest editor of the 'Today' programme, which included an interview with Jeremy Corbyn MP. Full article here
Read MoreThe Department for Transport have launched a new Road Safety Plan. The main issues affecting cycling are: a grant of £50 million over the next 4 years will support Bikeability cycle training in schools the government will consult on changes to improve cycle safety to ensure side-guards are
Read MoreThe Department for Transport has published a document outlining the timetable and approach for delivering the 'Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy' (CWIS) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487846/cycling-and-walking-investment-strategy.pdf
Read Morehttp://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2015-12-10.19579.h&s=speaker%3A25343#g19579.q0 Question from our co-Chair Ruth Cadbury: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) lorry drivers from outside the UK have the appropriate licences and skills to drive on roads safely and (b) left-hand drive lorries
Read MoreOur co-Chair Ruth Cadbury ask the Transport Minister about the progress made on the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. Here is the full transcript: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2015-12-10b.1124.5&s=%28%22bicycle%22+OR+%22cycling%22%29#g1125.3
Read MoreDear Chancellor Funding for the first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) We are concerned to read a report in The Times newspaper (Saturday 1st November), suggesting the Treasury is reluctant to provide the funding needed to deliver the Prime Minister’s ‘Cycling Revolution’ via the Cycling and
Read MoreCycling should be a central issue at the next election, the co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group will say tomorrow (Thursday). Speaking at the opening of the 12th Cycle Show and “Love Cycling” Conference at the NEC in Birmingham, Labour MP Ian Austin will say
Read More‘IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS NOW’ 100 MPs TELL PARLIAMENT DURING BEST EVER ATTENDED DEBATE ON CYCLING The Get Britain Cycling recommendations received unanimous support from Parliament with around 100 MPs attending last night’s four hour long Parliamentary debate on cycling – the best ever attended on the
Read MoreA landmark report on the future of cycling in Britain calls for a national cycling champion to lead a drive for 10 per cent of all journeys in Britain to be by bike by 2025. More of the transport budget should be spent on supporting cycling,
Read MoreThis is verbatim a letter that was sent to the APPCG co-chairs from the ACPO 'Lead on Roads Policing', Suzette Davenport, Chief Constable, Gloucestershire Constabulary Julian Huppert MP and Ian Austin MPCo-chairsAll-Party Parliamentary Cycling GroupHouse of Commons, London SW1A 1AA Dear Mr Huppert and Mr AustinClarification of
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