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date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Helmets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of making the wearing of cycle helmets compulsory for cyclists on UK roads.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	47879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Government policy is that cycle helmets offer a degree of protection for cyclists in the event of a fall from a bicycle and some types of collisions. This is in line with the Highway Code rule 59 which states <em>“you should wear a cycle helmet which conforms to current regulations, is the correct size and securely fastened”</em></p><p> </p><p>We encourage the use of helmets by all cyclists and in particular by children.</p><p>However, people and parents are free to choose whether to follow this advice and we have no plans to legislate to introduce a mandatory requirement for the wearing of cycle helmets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/10/2016 10:27:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

596028

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many government-owned goods vehicle test stations are based in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	46711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The number of government-owned (freehold) goods vehicle test stations are as follows;</p><p>(a) 40 in England (b) 3 in Wales and (c) 12 in Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/10/2016 10:04:29 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

596060

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to amend the Cycle to Work scheme to incorporate a higher maximum allowance for disabled cyclists requiring specialist cycles.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	47531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>We are in the process of reviewing the Cycle to Work Scheme guidance published on GOV.UK and are engaging with other Departments, such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HMRC and HMT to get a firmer view on any possible changes that could be made. As part of this review, we will consider the level of the maximum allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/10/2016 12:30:33 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq