Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) cycling infrastructure, (b) walking infrastructure and (c) community paths fall within the scope of Housing Infrastructure Fund Forward Funding bids.

Housing Infrastructure Fund Forward Funding bids are for strategic and high-impact infrastructure schemes. This funding for local authorities is awarded on a competitive basis, providing grant funding for new infrastructure that will, at scale and pace, unlock new homes in areas of the greatest housing need. We published the criteria and guidance, including examples of the type of infrastructure that a local authority may choose to include in a bid.