Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking coordinated steps across government to embed cycling and walking policies in relevant government departments and strategies.

The Department agrees that this is essential and does its utmost to ensure that cycling and walking policies are at the heart of other Government strategies and programmes. Ministers and officials work closely with their counterparts in other Government Departments, and key documents such as the Prime Minister’s 2020 Gear Change plan and the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy are agreed across Government.