Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55345

Cycling: Women

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on reports of (a) abuse and (b) harassment of women cyclists.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government aims to reduce violence against women and girls (VAWG) by half over the next decade, and agrees that any abuse or harassment of women cyclists is entirely inappropriate. Enforcement of any offences of this sort is a matter for the police. T...

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