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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Cycling Targets: 2025 and 2030

Thursday 13 October 2022 · 4 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 2 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Department estimates a minimum of 4.4 billion is required to meet cycling and walking objectives by 2025, and 5.5 billion by 2030.
  • The Minister committed to offering cycle training to every primary school child.
  • The fourth tranche of applications to the active travel fund will be considered and announced in due course.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Catherine West Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Transport
Context

The Department has been asked to assess the required funding for cycling targets.

Question

Whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of funding that will be required to meet its cycling targets for (a) 2025 and (b) 2030.

Answer from Lucy Frazer

The Department estimates that a minimum of £4.4 billion is likely to be required to meet its cycling and walking objectives to 12372025; and further, that a minimum of £5.5 billion is likely to be required to meet the objectives to 2030.

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Q2 Catherine West Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Education Environment
Context

The MP highlights the importance of cycle training in schools to promote safe cycling habits.

Question

Will she commit today to ensuring sufficient funding for every single local authority to maintain its cycling classes, so that children can learn and so that we can tackle air pollution together by having more children cycling safely on streets and being taught manners and the best way to cycle in our local environments?

Answer from Lucy Frazer

I agree that it is important to learn from a young age how to cycle safely. That will ensure that as children grow older, they are more willing to engage in active travel rather than being in cars. I can assure the hon. Lady that the Government will offer cycle training to every primary school child in England, building on the record of 500,000 training places offered in 2022-23.

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Q3 Steve Brine Con
Transport
Context

The MP discusses local cycling initiatives and asks about the Government's commitment to active travel funding.

Question

Can the Minister tell me whether the Government are committed to the active travel fund and when the fourth tranche of applications to it will open?

Answer from Lucy Frazer

I am delighted to hear about my hon. Friend's active travel. I remember that his constituency has a very impressive company that converts bicycles to electric bicycles. Announcements in relation to the fourth fund will be considered and made in due course.

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Not addressed: Announcements in relation to the fourth fund will be considered and made in due course.

How: Consideration

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Q4 Kevin Brennan Lab
Economy Transport
Context

The MP is concerned about the potential cuts to cycling networks and opportunities due to economic plans.

Question

Will she guarantee to the House today that that will not be one of the areas that has to be cut as a result of the Government's economic plans?

Answer from Lucy Frazer

I am pleased to tell the hon. Gentleman that we have already spent significant funds on active travel. There are core funds available, but there are also funds from other Departments, such as the levelling-up fund, the highways maintenance fund and the future high streets fund. Much of that money is already committed.

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Not addressed: Not providing a direct guarantee to avoid cuts in active travel funding.

How: Significant Funds Spent, Core Funds Available

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