Botched and derisory: the verdict on Government's cycling plan

MPs and campaigners slam Department for Transport's Cycling and Walking Delivery Plan for lack of funding commitment, timing and failure to coordinate with other departments

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MPs and campaigners have strongly criticised the government's Cycling and Walking Delivery Plan, published two hours before a key debate on cycling in Parliament, for lacking real ambition or committing to funding.

The CTC said that publishing the document so close to the debate made "a mockery of Parliament's role to scrutinise Government strategy and policy".

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