Transport written question – answered at on 4 April 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultation his Department undertook with representatives of the motorcycling industry when formulating its Local Transport White Paper, Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen.
The Department for Transport did not specifically consult with representatives of the motorcycling industry when formulating its Local Transport White Paper, Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen, but is aware of its general views and took these into account in the formulation of the paper. The Paper cites, for example, the benefits of the "Wheel to Work" initiative.
The Department recognises that motorcycling is a mode of transport that many people find practical and convenient, and that it has a useful part to play in the full range of transport policies, at national as well as local level. Where a local authority identifies the promotion or facilitation of motorcycle use as part of a solution to the transport problem identified in their area, and this solution can be shown to meet the objectives of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund announced alongside the White Paper, I would be pleased to consider the merits of the proposal alongside other bids.
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