§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish in the Official Report a list of the county and metropolitan councils which include cycling as a committed item in their transport policies and programmes; and if he will seek to require those which do not do so.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI have been asked to reply.
The following counties acknowledge the importance of making suitable provision for cyclists in their transport policies and programmes for 1981–82.
- Avon*
- Bedfordshire*
- Berkshire *
- Buckinghamshire*
- Cambridgeshire*
- Cleveland*
- Devon
- East Sussex
- Essex*
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire*
- Hereford and Worcester
- Hertfordshire
- Humberside
- Kent
- Leicestershire
- Northamptonshire
- North Yorkshire*
174 - Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire*
- Staffordshire*
- South Yorkshire
- Shropshire
- Warwickshire*
- West Midlands*
- West Sussex*
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire*
Those which are asterisked have indicated that they are providing, or planning to provide, special facilities for cyclists. However, it should not be concluded that those counties which do not make reference to cycling in their TPPs are not making provision for cyclists. I have no power to require counties to include particular items in their TPPs, but local authorities are well aware of the importance of taking account of the needs of cyclists in their local transport planning.