Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that funding for active travel is not reduced in the north of England.

This Government has done more than any other in relation to the promotion of walking and cycling. Around £3 billion is projected to be invested in active travel up to 2025, despite the need for efficiency savings across Government. The Department remains committed to the vision that half of all short journeys will be walked or cycled by 2030.

Active Travel England provides funding to local authorities in England outside London, based on common criteria across all regions. These include local authorities’ technical capability to deliver active travel projects, the quality of bids received, deprivation and population levels.