Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the road safety behaviour of pedal cyclists; what steps he is taking to make it more likely that those cyclists who ride through red traffic lights are prosecuted; and if he will make a statement.

The Department recognises that everyone who uses the highway has a responsibility to behave safely and with consideration for others. Cyclists who commit offences can be prosecuted for riding dangerously or carelessly.

The enforcement of cycling offences is an operational matter for individual chief officers of police. Officers can issue verbal warnings, fixed penalty notices or report the road user for formal prosecution.