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Cycling: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of cyclists.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
16 Oct 2025 · 30 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of cyclists.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to include changes to improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders, including guidance on safe passing distances and speeds and the introduction of a hierarchy of road users. The Department ran a THINK! ca...

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