Cathy Jamieson: ...of the Electoral Commission, it has itself refused to commit to be bound by the decisions of this neutral referee. It is hard to escape the suspicion that it is following the mantra of British cycling of the ‘aggregation of marginal gains’.” When the Chair of a Select Committee makes such a point about the importance of having a level playing field and having an independent referee...
Cathy Jamieson: ...that is not working on the ground. The minister talked about a new joined-up approach across Government. I hope that that will extend to considering sports provision and how people use walking and cycling in their daily activities. People will not go out and walk if they do not feel safe on the streets because they are not well lit. They will not go out and walk between parts of their...
Cathy Jamieson: The available information is given in the following table. Persons with a Charge Proved for Cycling Offences1 in Scottish Courts, 1999-2000 to 2004-05 Offence 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Dangerously riding a bicycle or tricycle 4 3 5 3 4 - Carelessly or inconsiderately riding a bicycle or tricycle - - 2 5 4 5 Drunk when riding a bicycle 10...
Cathy Jamieson: The available information on convictions for cycling on pavements is given in the following table. Convictions for obstructing pedestrian use of pavements by illegal parking of cars cannot be identified separately from other parking offences in the statistics available centrally. Persons with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts for Cycling on Pavements1, 2000-01 to 2004-05 Sheriffdom...