Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

661801

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with organisations representing cyclists since his appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	58191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>As the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport I am responsible for cycling. I last met with organisations representing cyclists on 14 November 2016 and will be meeting with the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in a few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/01/2017 09:39:45 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

661802

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to improve safety for cyclists since his appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	58192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to creating a safe environment for all road users, and in particular vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians.</p><p> </p><p>In September we launched a cycle safety campaign targeting both cyclists and lorry drivers to raise awareness of the dangers of being alongside a lorry turning left. The campaign ran in London and Manchester – cities with the highest number of cyclist fatalities involving a lorry.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working on wider cyclist safety in other ways, including changes to vehicle design, mandatory training for HGV drivers and optional training for cyclists, including extending the Bikeability programme of cycle training. Bikeability provides trainees with riding skills suited to the road, but also explains the importance of obeying the Highway Code, the correct use of safety equipment, and sharing the road with other people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/01/2017 09:43:01 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

663030

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group to discuss issues facing cyclists in London and elsewhere.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	58357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>I am responsible for cycling and will be meeting with the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in the next few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/01/2017 09:54:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

674906

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of his Department's staff work on cycling policy.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	60642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Around 26 members of staff, or 1.2% of the central Department’s staff, work on cycling policy either in a full or part time capacity.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/01/2017 17:59:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

387111

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a summary of the responses to the Cycle Racing on the Highway consultation which closed on 21 October 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	5051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department intends to publish a summary of responses by end September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/07/2015 08:36:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley