Cycling
(asked on 26th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding for cycling (a) London and (b) each of the cities which received Cycle City Ambition Grants received in 2014-15; and what the average level of such funding other areas received in that period.
CYCLE FUNDING FOR LONDON
The Department for Transport provides the Greater London Authority with a substantial transport grant for Transport for London (TfL). It is for TfL and ultimately the Mayor of London to decide how best to prioritise spending the grant.
CYCLING CITY FUNDING
CYCLING CITIES GRANT RECIPIENTS | Region | 2013/14 capital (£m) | 2014/15 capital (£m) | Total Funding Allocation for 2014-15 (£m) |
Newcastle City Council | North East | 5.7 | - | 5.7 |
Cambridgeshire County Council | East of England | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
Bristol City Council | South West | 1.6 | 6.2 | 7.8 |
Manchester (Transport for Greater Manchester) | North West | 20.0 | - | 20.0 |
Birmingham City Council | West Midlands | 17.0 | - | 17.0 |
West Yorkshire ITA (covering Leeds and Bradford) | Yorkshire and the Humber | 18.1 | - | 18.1 |
Norwich City Council | East of England | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
Oxfordshire County Council | South East | - | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Total Cities Grants |
| 65.6m | 11.5m | 77.2m |
In 2014-15 the Department for Transport awarded the Cycling Cities Ambition grants to improve and develop cycling facilities and infrastructure. Some of the cities received their funding upfront in 2013-14 under the Cities Deal arrangement. Only four cities received funding in 2014-15.
REGIONAL FUNDING
REGIONS RECEIVING CYCLE FUNDING | 2014/15 – DfT £m | 2014/15 - Total (DfT + Local Contribution) £m |
East Midlands | 3.6 | 13.4 |
East of England | 4.7 | 19.3 |
North East | 4.3 | 17.5 |
North West | 8.7 | 34.1 |
South East | 10.0 | 37.8 |
South West | 8.1 | 37.1 |
West Midlands | 7.3 | 25.7 |
Yorkshire & Humber | 5.3 | 28.2 |
Total Regions Average Funding | 52.0m | 213.1m |
The 2014-15 figures include some funding streams, such as the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, which benefit a range of locations across England and cannot be easily disaggregated. The figures above therefore contain elements of funding which also benefit the eight cycle cities.