Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve cycling infrastructure and investment in Easington constituency.
The Government is investing £2 billion in cycling and walking schemes this parliament, supported by a new long term vision to deliver better streets for cycling published in July.
£2.2 million was allocated to the North East Joint Transport Committee area in June from tranche 1 of the Active Travel Fund. Tranche 2 allocations will be announced shortly. Decisions on allocating the remaining funding this parliament will be confirmed in due course.