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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

706272

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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, pursuant to the Answers of 16 January and 9 February 2017 to Questions 58966 and 63857, if he will take steps to ensure that the planned revision of his Department's Local Transport Note LTN 2/08, Cycle Infrastructure Design, complies with the Public Sector Equality Duty by setting out design standards which progressively enable anyone to take up cycling as a safe, convenient and normal means of travel, regardless of age, gender and ability.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	65946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government expects highway authorities to work towards high-quality, attractive and inclusive streets that work for people of all abilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Local Transport Note 2/08 is a guidance document for local authorities and already encourages local authority designers to keep in mind the needs of disabled persons. The provisions of The Public Service Equality Duty are binding on those bodies in the public sector who provide any service. For that reason local authorities must be able to show that they have complied with this Duty in providing infrastructure for cyclists and our revised LTN will provide appropriate guidance for local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/03/2017 13:40:20 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

714671

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 65946, when his Department plans to publish the revised Local Transport Note 2/08 guidance on cycle infrastructure design.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	69578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>As I set out in my response to the Honourable Member’s question on 22 February (UIN 63857), the Department will consider how to refresh Local Transport Note 2/08 ‘Cycle Infrastructure Design’ to take account of the new facilities to encourage cycling introduced in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. No timetable for this work has yet been set.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 31/03/2017 09:59:32 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

720778

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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, pursuant to the Answers of 8 and 28 March 2017 to Questions 65946 and 69578, if his Department will ensure that the planned revision of Local Transport Note LTN 2/08 on cycling infrastructure design helps to create the conditions in which young people, older people, women and people with disabilities are as likely to cycle as others, in accordance with its public sector equality duty.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	70558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s guidance in LTN 2/08 already highlights the need to ensure cycling facilities are inclusive, and the revision will continue to emphasise this.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on how best to provide for cyclists on local roads are matters for the local authority – not only do they have a duty to balance the needs of all road users when considering how to design and manage their road networks, but they also have a detailed understanding of their roads.</p><p> </p><p>It is for them to ensure that any measures they place are fit for purpose, and to ensure that they meet the public sector equality duty.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 10:49:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

106189

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to make cycling road rules more enforceable; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL2660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The enforcement of cycling offences is an operational matter for individual chief officers of police. Depending on the offence officers can issue verbal warnings, fixed penalty notices or report the road user for formal prosecution. We support any action taken by the police to deter and reduce the number of cycling offences.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/11/2014 12:43:48 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

76621

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of observance of the traffic laws by cyclists.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>Like all road users, cyclists have a duty to behave in a safe and responsible manner, and this is reflected in the Highway Code's rules for cyclists which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/rules-for-cyclists-59-to-82" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/rules-for-cyclists-59-to-82</a>.　The enforcement of cycling offences is an operational matter for individual chief officers of police and we support any action taken by the police to deter and reduce the number of cycling offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 22/07/2014 14:34:26 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

76622

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to require the carriage of identity documents by cyclists riding on highways.
	tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
	uin	HL964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p>We have no plans to make cyclists carry identification. The police already have sufficient powers if they are unsure of a person’s identity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 18/07/2014 11:01:07 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1061371

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect to meet the target in their Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy for 800 million extra cycling trips by 2025; and if not, what revised target they intend to adopt for the same period.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL13751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to meeting the various goals set out in the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, including the aim to double the amount of cycling by 2025, and is not considering any revisions. Current policy is projected to fill around one third of the gap towards the 2025 aim of 1.6 billion cycle stages, based on projected funding provision in the current Spending Review period. Further investment to meet existing aims and targets for cycling and walking post 2020/21 will be considered as part of the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 28/02/2019 13:26:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

777515

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that cyclists are aware of the requirement to obey the Highway Code in respect of Rules for cyclists (59 to 82), particularly Rule 66, Rule 69, Rule 71, and Rule 72.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL2524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>As with all road users, cyclists need to adhere to the rules set out in the Highway Code. The Government continues to keep road safety and road traffic offences under review to ensure that the current legislative framework is adequate. This is why the Cycle Safety Review was announced on 21 September 2017. The Government also promotes road safety, including encouraging safe cycling, through its Think! campaigns and Bikeability training.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/11/2017 12:02:57 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

947588

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking, if any, to increase the level of cycling in England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL9863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS), published in April 2017, sets out a number of actions to increase the level of cycling, alongside £1.2 billion of funding that may be invested in cycling and walking in England over the period to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Since the publication of the Strategy, the Department has identified additional funding for cycling and walking schemes, including around £77 million of support for schemes via the National Productivity Investment Fund. The Government also announced a new £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund in the Autumn Budget which will allow a number of cities to support projects aimed at improving local connectivity by boosting cycling and walking. The Department has commenced a major programme of technical support to help 44 local authorities in England develop their Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs).</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched a call for evidence on how to improve safety for cycling and walking in March 2018 as part of the CWIS Safety Review. The Department for Transport is currently assessing over 13,000 responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 26/07/2018 13:05:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark