[Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — BackBench Business — Cycling

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 2:30 pm on 23 February 2012.

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Photo of Rob Wilson Rob Wilson Conservative, Reading East 2:30, 23 February 2012

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and I must say that I also support the campaign by The Sunday Times. The main thing that will increase the number of cyclists in our towns and cities is better safety. As a keen cyclist myself, I often find when I cycle in Reading that it is an extremely risky business. Does he agree, therefore, that local authorities need to do a lot more, and that simply painting some white lines on the road is just not good enough? We need much more action from local authorities, as well as from Government.