Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 3 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 51 members in total.

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30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUSTRANS

That this House congratulates Sustrans on the charity's 30th anniversary on 7th July; notes that the National Cycle Network now passes within a mile of 50 per cent. of the population, and that during 2006 more than 338 million trips were taken on it; recognises that Safe Routes to Schools, Bike It, TravelSmart, Active Travel and all Sustrans' projects are creating the right environment to enable many more people to travel in ways that benefit both their health and the environment; welcomes Sustrans' future plans to encourage many more people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys with projects such as Connect2; and urges the Government to offer all possible support to Sustrans as part of its commitment to a healthier, more active population and a low carbon economy.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1832 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Robert Key

Bob Spink

Martin Caton

Derek Conway

Subjects

Sustrans

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk