MP calls for mileage rate for 'company cyclists'

The cycling enthusiast clocks up about 2,500 miles a year on average - which would qualify her for a third off any benefit in kind tax if she ran a car. In a Parliamentary Question directed to Leader of the House Ann Taylor, Campbell asked how far the Government had got with her proposals and whether a wider debate on members' travel allowances would be helpful. She is suggesting a token payment of 5p for every mile of constituency business covered by bike compared with the 43p per mile paid to MPs who use their cars.

Cambridge County Council pays a rate of 6.1p per mile for council business conducted by bike and a number of the city's employers pay similar rates.