PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Cycling and Walking: Finance (21 July 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to allocate the £2 billion of funding for active travel announced in early 2020.
Asked by:
Joy Morrissey (Conservative)
Asked by:
Joy Morrissey (Conservative)
Answer
On 28 July the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking, which set a long-term vision for half of all journeys in towns and cities to be cycled or walked by 2030. The plans include a £2 billion package of funding for active travel over the next 5 years.
£225 million has been made available to local authorities this financial year for immediate measures including new cycle lanes, wider pavements and safer junctions. £25 million has been allocated to cycle maintenance initiatives, including the Fix Your Bike Voucher Scheme. Decisions on the remainder will be for the Spending Review in the autumn.
Answered by:
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
1 September 2020
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