Live at the Get Britain Cycling Parliamentary debate

By Roger
Monday, 02 September 2013
The Get Britain Cycling Parliamentary debate
Tonight MPs will debate how to ‘Get Britain Cycling’. CTC will be blogging live between 6pm and 10pm. Thank you to all CTC members who have written to their MP’s during the recess asking them to attend this evening. Over 40 have said they will be there.

Lib Dem MP Julian Huppert, a co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG) which produced the ‘Get Britain Cycling’ report, secured tonight's debate. The debate follows the announcement of some additional cash, and a statement from the Prime Minister earlier in the month.

Last week the Government published its response to the Get Britain Cycling report. CTC believes the Government needs to go much further in providing long-term funding at £10 per head for everyone, not just the residents of 8 cities.

Together with other cycling organisations, CTC's has produced a briefing in preparation for the debate. You can watch it live on BBC Parliament, on the Parliament website.

Update:

Read the Hansard transcript

Read a transcript of CTC Campaigns Director Roger Geffen's live blog during the debate:

Downloads

CTC's live blog from the debate