Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on improving active travel routes to encourage use for leisure activities.

Officials from the Department and Active Travel England work closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Sport England on these and other matters. I also recently met with Tim Hollingsworth, Chief Executive of Sport England, to discuss future opportunities for joint working. The Government’s latest round of active travel funding, managed by Active Travel England, has supported £200 million worth of active travel routes in both urban and rural areas. The funding allocations were announced on 19 May and are available online, at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-people-to-benefit-from-200-million-to-improve-walking-and-cycling-routes .https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-people-to-benefit-from-200-million-to-improve-walking-and-cycling-routes