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date	15/12/2017
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, if he will make it his policy in the forthcoming cycle safety review to include the Dutch Reach within the driving test to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths from the car-dooring of cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	119836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Leaving a vehicle and checking for oncoming cyclists, pedestrians and other traffic before opening the door is already part of the DVSA's National Standards for driving. Rule 239 of the Highway Code states: ‘You MUST ensure you do not hit anyone when you open your door. Check for cyclists or other traffic’. It is safer for your passengers (especially children) to get out of the vehicle on the side next to the kerb’.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Cycle Safety Review announced in September, the Department will be considering a number of cycle safety issues, but for obvious reasons it would be inappropriate to pre-empt the outcome of the review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/12/2017 09:04:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

795932

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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, whether his Department plans to revise and reissue the national guidance document entitled Cycle infrastructure design (LTN 2/08).
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	116250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is planning to revise and reissue this document in 2018. The Department is currently procuring the necessary technical expertise to take this important piece of work forward.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/12/2017 15:36:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

780623

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Cycle Racing on The Highway Regulations 1960 to include sportives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	110386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to amend these Regulations. As part of the cycle safety review announced on 21 September, the Government will be considering whether the current legislation as to reckless cycling is appropriate, as well as different ways in which safety can be further improved between cyclists, pedestrians and motorists. If in the light of this Government considers that these Regulations require any amendment, any proposed changes will be consulted upon.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/11/2017 12:37:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne