The Government has pledged to implement any innovative measures on cycle safety that emerge from a cross-party inquiry into cycling that was launched yesterday.

A panel of ten MPs will examine proposals that could achieve the aim of The Times’s Cities Fit for Cycling campaign of encouraging more people to cycle — and to do so more safely.

The MPs will invite expert witnesses to address hearings that are expected to cover a range of issues, including road design, training, road safety, the role of local councils, improving integration with public transport and the need for joined-up government.