Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether access to blue space will be considered in including routes in the National Active Travel Network.

The National Active Travel Network will bring together both urban and rural networks, such as National Cycling Network, linking towns and villages across England into a single national plan. Local authorities are responsible for deciding how to plan their network and invest funding, in line with local priorities. Active Travel England will support local authorities to improve their Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, including issuing updated guidance, to assist local authorities in determining their local priorities. The new guidance will support consideration of a broader range of travel needs, journey types and trip purposes. There are no plans for a threshold on population size for inclusion in the National Active Travel Network.