{"id":45485,"date":"2019-03-17T22:35:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T22:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derbycyclinggroup.org.uk\/site\/?p=45485"},"modified":"2019-03-17T22:36:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T22:36:02","slug":"write-to-michael-gove-and-therese-coffey-to-urge-that-friar-gate-cycle-lanes-are-retained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derbycyclinggroup.org.uk\/site\/2019\/03\/write-to-michael-gove-and-therese-coffey-to-urge-that-friar-gate-cycle-lanes-are-retained\/","title":{"rendered":"Write to Michael Gove and Therese Coffey to urge that Friar Gate cycle lanes are retained."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Friar Gate Cycle Lanes – Write to Michael Gove & Therese Coffey<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Derby City Council have submitted their outline business case for their clean air strategy to the Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) \u2013 and it still includes the removal of cycle lanes on Friar Gate as part of the plan. DEFRA are reviewing the outline business case right now.<\/strong>
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Derby Cycling Group have asked DEFRA to reject that part of the outline business case which relates to removal of cycle lanes and asked that all existing cycling and walking infrastructure be retained or improved, but not removed. (Open Letter to Michael Gove)<\/a><\/strong>
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Can you please help to put pressure on DEFRA to accept our arguments by writing to Michael Gove, Therese Coffey, two other influential government ministers and Derby\u2019s MPs.<\/strong>
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It is best if you can write a letter or e-mail in your own words, however you can use the template below as a guide.\u00a0\u00a0 If you use the template, add your own words at the beginning<\/em><\/strong> to say why you<\/em><\/strong> want the cycle facilities on Friar Gate to be retained.
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Write to:<\/strong>
Michael Gove (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Therese Coffey (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at DEFRA with responsibility for air qualilty)
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Courtesy Copy:<\/strong>
Jesse Norman (Minister of State at the Dept for Transport with responsibility for cycling)
Matt Hancock (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care)
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Derby MPs:<\/strong>
Chris Williamson (in whose constituency the cycle facilities lie)
Margaret Beckett
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Remember that if this space is lost for cycling, it will be lost for ever.<\/strong>
Please do all you can to help keep it.
Thank you.
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Right turn protected space in forground; safe haven approach to cycle\/bus lane in right hand lane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2026.. Letter Template\u2026..<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send\ne-mails to the departmental addresses, marked \u201cFor Attention Of\u201d or \u201cFAO\u201d :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael\nGove (DEFRA leader)    correspondence.section@defra.gsi.gov.uk<\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therese\nCoffey (DEFRA, air quality) defra.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesse\nNorman (DfT responsibility for cycling) POCorrespondence@dft.gsi.gov.uk<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Hancock\n(Health and Social Services) upload letter via: https:\/\/contactus.dh.gov.uk\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send postal letters to the MPs above at<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House of Commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SW1A 0AA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Mr Gove and Dr Coffey,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I urge you to reject Derby City Council\u2019s\nproposal to remove important cycle-safety infrastructure on Friar Gate as part\nof the city\u2019s Clean Air Proposal because \u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<add\nyour own text here, this is important for your letter to be taken more\nseriously><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I agree with Derby Cycling Group\u2019s assessment that:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n