Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Sep 2013 Cycling
"I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak in the debate and very pleased that the Backbench Business Committee could find the time for it. It follows a very successful and over-subscribed debate in Westminster Hall last year and perhaps illustrates the point that very over-subscribed debates in Westminster …..." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Electric bikes have had a few honourable mentions in the debate so far, although I am not an expert.
In London, cycling is set to double over the next 10 years. However, as was pointed out earlier, cities such as London were …..." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"I am afraid not, as so many Members have prepared speeches and want to get in.
Wandsworth has come a long way. One of the pleasures of the summer was going to a meeting of the Wandsworth Living Streets campaign and seeing the genuine engagement between it and Councillor Russell …..." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"On the point about HGV safety, tomorrow morning I am visiting the regeneration site at Battersea power station, where the developers, owners and constructors are running a specific day of cycle awareness training with HGV drivers and cyclists. Does the Minister welcome such moves where developers take responsibility for HGVs …..." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. Does he agree that leadership at a local level is important? I have seen the difference in my borough as the political leaders have started to take this issue much more seriously and to engage much more vigorously with local cycling campaigners. …..." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"Will the Minister welcome the statistic in the most recent employment figures showing the growing number of women over 50 entering the labour market? They are clearly overcoming age discrimination...." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Cambridge (Dr Huppert) on securing this debate. I also congratulate The Times on its campaign. This debate is happening in Back-Bench time. It is an illustration of how Back-Bench time has enabled the House to be topical. Perhaps that flexibility was not there before. …..." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"I am sure the Minister heard that plea. I echo the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston) by saying let us celebrate the joy of cycling. My father is a veteran road racer. In his youth, he was a stage winner of the Tour of …..." Jane Ellison - View Speech
"2. What steps the Government are taking to identify and safeguard girls at risk of being taken out of the UK to undergo female genital mutilation...." Jane Ellison - View Speech