July 2016

Question and short debate from Lord Berkeley

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why their review of motoring offences and penalties announced two years ago has not started.

 

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PQ from Laurence Robertson (Con, Tewkesbury)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote increased awareness among cyclists of other road users and pedestrians; and if he will make a statement.

 

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PQ from Baroness Thomas of Winchester

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether local authorities will be able to bid for resources from the Department for Transport’s Access Fund for Sustainable Travel to support or develop Wheels 2 Work schemes within their areas.

 

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PQ from Helen Hayes (Lab, Dulwich and West Norwood)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend the Cycle to Work scheme to incorporate a higher maximum allowance for disabled cyclists requiring specialist cycles.

 

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PQ from Daniel Zeichner (Lab, Cambridge)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its cycling and walking investment strategy.

 

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Short debate proposed by Lord Berkeley (Lab)

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why their review of motoring offences and penalties announced two years ago has not started.

 

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PQ from Baroness Barker (Lib Dem)

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Motability Scheme funds cars, powerchairs and mobility scooters but does not extend to cycles.

 

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PQ from Baroness Barker (Lib Dem)

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they have made to include disabled cyclists within the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.

 

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PQ from Baroness Barker (Lib Dem)

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employers offered a package the value of which was above that normally permissible under a Cycle to Work Scheme in circumstances in which an employee had specific needs that required a specialist cycle due to a recognised disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 in (1) 2013–14, and (2) 2014–15.

 

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