Charlotte Leslie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve road safety for cyclists.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Government takes cycle safety very seriously. In this Parliament we have committed £278m of funding directly for cycling in England; this includes junction safety schemes and traffic free and traffic calmed routes.

We have also made it easier for local authorities to implement 20 mph zones and other highway measures to support cycle safety, and we encourage them to consider these measures on their highway network.