Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes his Department plans to follow to determine the sums to be allocated from Local Growth Funding for the period from 2017-18 to 2020-21 in response to proposals for cycling and walking projects submitted before 22 July 2016 by local enterprise partnerships.

The Communities Secretary wrote to all Local Enterprise Partnerships in April setting out the criteria by which awards would be made from the Local Growth Fund. Local Enterprise Partnerships have been invited to submit proposals by 28 July. Awards will be made on a competitive basis, considering which proposals, which may include cycling and walking projects, most effectively drive effective local economic growth, show strong governance and provide value for public funding.