Cycling - 23rd February 2012

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Cycling.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2012-02-23/debates/12022342000001/Cycling

14:41 Dr Huppert

Cycling is good for the environment. Even if one takes into account the food that cyclists eat, where it comes from and how it was produced, carbon dioxide emissions are a fraction of those from other vehicles and typically very little other pollution is emitted.

[Source]

14:59 Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab)

I have been cycling all my life. As has been said, it is a great form of transport and a great way of keeping fit and improving our health. It is also good for the economy, it gets cities moving more efficiently and it helps us tackle climate change. All that is great, but this campaign is important for a much simpler reason: if people want to ride a bike, they should be able to do so safely. When it comes down to it, that is what the campaign is all about.

[Source]

See all Parliamentary Speeches Mentioning Climate