§ Dr. Vincent CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress in drawing up a national motor cycling strategy; and when he expects it to be published. [93995]
§ Mr JamiesonThe Advisory Group on Motorcycling has established five Task Forces to consider integration and traffic management, vehicle safety and security, environmental and fiscal issues, research, and statistics.
Good progress is being made including the publication of guidance to assist local authorities in installing secure parking for motorcycles, the start of monitored trials of motorcycles in bus lanes, congestion studies and safety research.
Some of the key work streams including safety research, congestion research and environmental assessment, will not reach fruition until 2004. The Interim Report of the Advisory Group on Motorcycling published in April 2001 (and placed in the House Library) explained that when these results were available the Government would be able to determine its strategy for motorcycling.