A Bill to require the Secretary of State to commission research into the merits of requiring cyclists aged fourteen years and under to wear protective headgear; to report to Parliament within six months of the research being completed; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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This bill would require the government to fund and carry out research to assess whether cyclists aged 14 and under should be required to wear protective headgear. The Secretary of State would must commission the research and report the results to Parliament within six months of the study’s completion. It does not itself impose a helmet rule, but enables consideration of such a policy in the future.
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15 Jul 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 15 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
