Written question asked by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 July 2008. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 July 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Cycling

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent progress her Department has made on encouraging more people to cycle in towns and cities.

Answer: We announced on 19 June a package of almost £100 million to support 12 new Cycling Demonstration Towns including the first large Demonstration City of Bristol. Half of this funding is coming from the local authorities themselves which is an encouraging demonstration of the level of support for cycling. They have joined the existing six, so there is now a demonstration place in every region, which will assist in the sharing of experience in increasing cycling levels through events such as regional workshops.

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