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Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve (12 Oct 2020)

Lord Greaves: ..., I was very concerned—I was frightened—at the prospect of going on the Underground, remembering what it was like in July, so I brought my bicycle down to London and had a wonderful fortnight cycling in, during the day. My daughter told me that if I brought my bicycle to London, it would be stolen, so I took precautions against that. It was not stolen, but somebody had a go at it and...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Cycling and Walking: Finance (24 Sep 2020)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to allocate the remainder of the £2 billion investment to create “a new era for walking and cycling”, announced on 9 May.

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Transport: Coronavirus (23 Jul 2020)

Lord Greaves: ...to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 14 July (HL6304), whether the advice in their Safer Transport guidance “that people should consider all other forms of transport, such as cycling and walking, before using public transport” includes the use of private motor vehicles; whether they intend to discourage the use of private motor vehicles as COVID-19 restrictions relax;...

Agriculture Bill - Committee (1st Day): Amendment 6 ( 7 Jul 2020)

Lord Greaves: ...of new bridleways, and those will be highly valuable. Indeed, I signed my name to the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson, about better bridleways. One thing that is forgotten about is cycleways. Cycleways are not just urban things—they can be rural. They can be combined with horse riding and walking on local byways; indeed, you can cycle on a bridleway, but very often the...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Cycling and Walking: North West ( 4 Jun 2020)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how much money, and (2) what proportion of COVID-19 related funding for local transport schemes to promote cycling and walking, has been allocated to (a) the North West, and (b) Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool; and for which schemes.

Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cycling and Running (27 May 2020)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement of the package of initiatives to encourage cycling and running to work, what plans they have to assist in providing showers, washrooms and changing facilities at places of work.

HS2 - Question for Short Debate (11 Mar 2020)

Lord Greaves: ...any policies from the Green Party suggesting how on earth this could be achieved. Yes, there will be bulldozers and chainsaws, and they are ugly machinery, but what are the alternatives —walking, cycling, local buses? Even the Government think these are important now, but I am not sure that they are putting enough money and resources into them. However, I cannot get from where I live in...

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Cycleways (31 Oct 2019)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve and extend the cycle network since the publication of their Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy in 2017.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Footpaths (29 Oct 2019)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve and extend the footpath network since the publication of their Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy in 2017 on 21 April 2017.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Cyclists: Safety (26 Feb 2014)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to strengthen the cycle safety provisions of the Highway Code in accordance with proposals by British Cycling and the Cyclists' Touring Club or in any other way.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Cyclists: Safety (26 Feb 2014)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered the impact on cycling safety of setting a minimum passing distance for drivers overtaking cyclists.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Cycling (18 Jul 2013)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the success of their Cycling City Ambition programme; and whether they will consider expanding the programme in order to increase the number of cyclists on United Kingdom roads.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Cycling (18 Jul 2013)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review their guidance on cycle-friendly planning and design, in conjunction with local authorities and other partners, to ensure that opportunities to improve cycling conditions are incorporated wherever possible into highways, traffic, planning schemes and all planned road maintenance work.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Cycling (18 Jul 2013)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place between the Department for Transport and the Department for Communities and Local Government on ensuring that cycle facilities, including cycle parking, and other improvements to cycling conditions are built into the planning and design of new developments and related transport infrastructure.

Cyclists: Safety — Question ( 3 Jul 2013)

Lord Greaves: ...to 3,222. One of the main problems that cyclists have is their interaction with heavy vehicles. It is welcome that the Minister for Road Safety announced, I think last week, the setting up of the cycle-lorry safety working group, jointly between the Transport Department and Transport for London. Can the Minister say when this working group will start work; who will be involved and...

Outdoor Activities — Motion to Take Note (16 May 2013)

Lord Greaves: ...activities—you can pay a lot of money to get that in a sweaty gym if that is what you like—but landscapes, nature and open, wild places. It includes walking, climbing, mountaineering, canoeing, cycling, riding, sailing, orienteering, fell running and hang-gliding, as well as nature lovers, botanists and twitchers, and even field sports, although I would draw the line at hunting. I...

Coastal Access in England — Question for Short Debate (12 Jul 2012)

Lord Greaves: ...talking about coastal trails now, I am talking about all the rest, such as the Pennine Way and the Cleveland Way-consist of 2,500 miles of walking with lots of opportunities for horse-riding and cycling in many places. The review of national trails raises a lot of questions which are not directly relevant to the question of coastal access, but how will the English coastal path be...

Sustainable Local Transport — Statement (19 Jan 2011)

Lord Greaves: My Lords, the section on the scope of the fund in the guidance on the application process refers to making, "public transport, walking and cycling the most attractive sustainable travel options. For journeys involving a variety of routes to and from suburban areas and rural hinterlands". To that I would add urban services. I live in Colne in Lancashire. If one wants to go to the centre of...

Cyclists: Deaths — Question (21 Oct 2010)

Lord Greaves: My Lords, I thank the Minister for his comments on the health benefits of cycling which, as he said, far outweigh any risks in a ratio of 20:1. Does he agree that any siren calls for making helmet wearing compulsory should be resisted, particularly in view of the evidence that in Australia, when helmet wearing was made compulsory, some 30 per cent or more of regular cycle users stopped riding...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Cycling: Safety ( 4 Jun 2009)

Lord Greaves: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the game on the Cycling Safety page on the Tales of the Road website (http://talesoftheroad. direct.gov.uk/cycling-safety.php), which involves using the cursor to hit children over the head with a mallet if they are not wearing a cycle helmet, and the words that appear with the final score "Nice Work! That'll teach 'em...


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