HC Deb 13 March 1992 vol 205 cc681-2W
Mr. Roger King

To ask the Prime Minister when the supplement to the ninth report of the Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and the Professions Allied to Medicine will be published.

  1. b) The Department takes the needs of cyclists into account from the outset when planning new trunk road construction or major reconstruction. Where demand exists, consideration is also given to measures that would enable cyclists to cross the trunk road more safely. The information asked for on individual schemes is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research is being conducted by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory on cycles and cycle safety.

Mr. Chope

The Transport and Road Research Laboratory has begun to evaluate the effectiveness of current pedal cycle helmets in reducing head injuries.

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