Get Britain Cycling: has your Greater Manchester MP signed up yet?

Wednesday 5th December is the deadline for the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG) call for evidence for their inquiy entitled: “Get Britain Cycling”. The inquiry will examine the barriers which are preventing more people from cycling in the UK. Cycling makes up 2% of all journeys, compared to 27% in the Netherlands and 18% in Denmark. Some European towns have more than 50% of all journeys made by bike.

Ahead of this inquiry, the Chair of the APPCG has tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons seeking support from Members of Parliament and calling on the Government amongst other things to "embed cycling into the heart of transport, planning and other relevant policies." The full text of the EDM 679 is shown below but so far only 4 Greater Manchester MPs have signed up to show their support. As of 27th November these were:

David Crausby (Bolton North East)

Gerald Kaufman (Manchester Gorton)
John Leech (Manchester Withington)
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton)

UPDATE:
Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West) signed up on 3rd December
Ann Coffey (Stockport) signed up on 29th November
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East) signed up on the 27th November.
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) signed up on 12th December.





Keep writing... it all helps..


If your MP is not listed please contact them and ask them to sign up.


You can find out who your Member of Parliament is via the Write to Them website and you can check if your MP has already signed the EDM on the Hansard website.  It would be really good if we can convince all the Greater Manchester MPs to support this EDM.


Text of Early Day Motion 679: Get Britain Cycling

"That this House notes that cycling benefits public health, the economy, the environment and quality of life; further notes the strength of public and parliamentary support for The Times newspaper's Cities fit for Cycling campaign, and its backing for an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group on Getting Britain Cycling; further notes callsfrom national cycling organisations for a cycling action plan to increase cycling among people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, and to reduce the actual and perceived risks of cycling, whether for day-to-day travel, outdoor recreation or sport; and calls on the Government to provide leadership, resources and Cabinet-level co-ordination across Government departments and external partners to produce and implement such a plan as part of our Olympic legacy, including measures to strengthen road traffic law and its enforcement, improve cycling conditions and perceptions of safety, integrate cycling with public transport, promote cycling through schools, colleges, workplaces, community organisations and beyond, and embed cycling into the heart of transport, planning and other relevant policies."