Viscount Falkland: ...enthusiasm for this amendment than I had for the previous one moved by the noble Lord, Lord Rotherwick, and accepted so graciously by the Government. Those of us who have been involved with motorcycling organisations through the all-party motorcycling group have always urged the Government to accept the use of bus lanes for motorcyclists as a priority. To an extent, I have been a prime...
Brian Monteith: ...record in the 400 m by five seconds. Other names with which members may be familiar are Janice Lawton, who took the silver in the discus, and Allan Stuart, who took the silver in the 400 m. In cycling, visually impaired Robert Allen and his sighted pilot Andrew Slater took silver in the men's tandem 1 km time trials. I mention those names, but I make it clear that all members of the UK...
Lord Brabazon of Tara: ...franchising process to explore with bus and other transport providers the possibility of them providing connecting services. Train operators should also make proper provision for disabled people. Cycling is a means of transport that is environmentally friendly and healthy. It should be encouraged. The Government's downgrading of the previous government's targets for increasing cycle...
Lord Whitty: ...contained in the Bill would require local authorities to consult in any case. I suppose there are other potential users. For example, bus users may be members of motoring organisations or motor cycling organisations and so on. I am not entirely sure whether it is intended that such organisations should have a specific role, other than the one they have in relation to the integrated...
Sarah Boyack: The Scottish Executive provides funding to the Scottish Road Safety Campaign to enable it to develop road safety education initiatives. Following a review of the Scottish Cycle Training Scheme by the campaign, the written training materials were revised and a new training video made. The new training pack, which was launched in March, has been issued to all Road Safety Units in Scotland and...
Henry McLeish: ...College Research programme covers farming systems, environmentally clean technology, animal health, plant and crop science, crop health, soils and nutrient cycling, genetics and reproduction, nutrient supply, animal welfare and behaviour, and socio-economics. In addition SAC provides a programme of further ...
Gregory Campbell: ...the use of alternative modes of transport. In this context, the Department is currently progressing a number of road improvement schemes, together with measures in support of public transport, cycling and walking. At a strategic level, work on the preparation of a 10-year Belfast transport plan is due to commence early next year. However, I must reiterate my previous concerns about the...
Lord Whitty: ...of bridleways. However, the process by which that would normally be carried out would come under road traffic regulations rather than under the procedures in this Bill. With regard to both cycling and horse-riding, I understand that, because of the more general implications, the general view of people involved in those activities is that that is probably the better way to proceed. However,...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts: ...danger to the democratic process. His campaigning methods mostly consisted of climbing inside a large cardboard box, on the outside of which were painted his slogans, renting a bicycle and slowly cycling around the constituency. It cannot be said that he obtained great public support. I think that 30 votes were cast in his favour. Perhaps Mr Boaks was what one might call a one club golfer....
Rt Hon Jack McConnell: ...– Manufacturing in 21st Century 13,782.45 Crofters etc. Building Grants and Loans Scheme Guidance 2,423.00 Cycling by Design 25,256.74 Don’t Turn a Blind Eye 6,101.00 Drug Misuse in Schools Guidelines 5,031.64 ...
Sarah Boyack: ...£200 million in the period to 2004. The public transport fund is already supporting transport innovation throughout the country. All types of transport have benefited, but there have been too few cycling and walking projects, so I have decided to give more prominence to cycling, walking and safer streets in allocating the fund. We have committed £58 million to the fund for 2001...
Sarah Boyack: ...on how the report’s conclusions can best be taken forward in Scotland. Most recently, the Executive supported a major conference on the issue of Safer Routes to School, which was run jointly by the Cycling Charity SUSTRANS and Glasgow City Council. The conference took place in Glasgow on 4 September and I gave the keynote address.
Sarah Boyack: ...Authority Project Aberdeenshire Enhanced Rail Services between Inverurie - Aberdeen - Stonehaven Argyll and Bute Cycleways - Helensburgh and Lomond Clackmannanshire Integrating Rail into Alloa Dumfries & Galloway Stranraer Integrated...
John Young: ...large football matches. They have nowhere to park their cars as the area is mostly made up of tenements. It is not a wealthy area, yet it is proposed that they might have to pay the £150-a-year levy. Cycle tax has been mentioned. However, in two years, I have seen precisely eight cyclists on the Eastwood section of the Ayr road. People in that area are not prepared to become a...
Sarah Boyack: ...in the first instance. National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) 17, Planning and Transport, emphasises the importance of such developments being well served by public transport, walking and cycling networks. Additionally, Scottish local authorities are being encouraged by the Scottish Executive to address, through the adoption of Local Transport Strategies, specific needs including public...
Sarah Boyack: ...users, public transport timetable information and links, and other information of practical use for members of staff; - interest-free loans for purchasing annual travel tickets and bicycles and cycling equipment; - enhanced bus services direct to Victoria Quay, including Lothian Buses’ no 22 service, and the recently introduced Stagecoach service from Kirkcaldy, the X50; - discounted...
Baroness Scott of Needham Market: ...experiences of our European neighbours. In many continental towns and cities, home zones have made a significant contribution to the safety of vulnerable road users and have encouraged walking and cycling. Perhaps most significantly in the long term, reclaiming space for people rather than vehicles has done much to foster a sense of community, which we all fear is fast disappearing. Quiet...
Tom Brake: ...No. 10. Hon. Members may be aware of a UK company that produces a special electronic black box that can be attached to boilers. The company tells me that the box can reduce significantly boilers' cycling, which is extremely energy inefficient. It would be a great pity it the option to fit that sort of equipment to existing boilers was not available as part of a fuel poverty reduction strategy.
Keith Hill: ...a third of all journeys, and 36 per cent. of primary pupils and over 20 per cent. of secondary pupils now travel to school by car. Bus use has remained relatively stable at around 20 per cent., walking and cycling have declined, although 55 per cent. of primary age pupils and 43 per cent. of secondary pupils still walk to school. I understand the concerns that my hon. Friend has raised. I...
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston: ...in every county. Both urban and rural communities will benefit from an extension to fuel duty rebate for community transport. "Small-scale, local improvements can make a big difference to people's lives, such as schemes to make walking and cycling safer and easier and 20 mph zones, especially where children are most at risk. We will increase funding for these schemes. "In London, our great...