SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL'S CYCLING STRATEGY

Early day motion 505, tabled 14 December 2006 by Fraser Kemp (Labour). Signed by 21 members.

That this House praises Sunderland City Council for their award of the Green Apple Environmental Award for the cycling network in Sunderland; notes that a local development of cycle networks both helps the health of the local population and cuts down on pollution; congratulates Sunderland City's councillors for their far-sighted plans to raise the number of kilometres of cycle paths from 20 in 1997 to 100 by 2007 and to 200 kilometres by 2011; and welcomes the national award for Sunderland City Council.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Conservative 2, DUP 1.