§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to improve road and pavement surfaces for cyclists and pedestrians.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe importance of good road surfaces was stressed in the cycling policy statement of January 1982 and the need for a continuing high level of expenditure on maintenance of roads and pavements has been recognised in resent TSG settlements. The Department is currently reviewing the operation of the agreement covering reinstatement by public utilities.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if his Department will take steps to ensure that shared cycle/pedestrian facilities will be designed with generous dimensions to avoid conflict between the user groups.
§ Mrs. ChalkerWe have recently issued a consultation paper which, among other things, discusses the152W dimensions of shared pedestrian/cycle facilities. We are awaiting the responses to that paper before deciding the form of our advice.