WOMEN AND CYCLING

Early day motion 1410, tabled 30 April 2009 by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 34 members.

That this House welcomes the Bike Belles initiative, recently launched by Sustrans, that seeks to persuade more women to take up cycling; notes that fewer than one in 10 women cycle more than once a month and that 79 per cent. of women think cycling is not suitable for them; further notes the many health benefits that cycling brings at comparatively low cost compared with many other methods of keeping fit; and therefore encourages more women to visit the Bike Belles website to see whether cycling could be right for them.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 2, Independent 2, DUP 1, Scottish National Party 1.