Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to question UIN 2525, answered in May 2026, on Active Travel: Local Government (a) when she plans for expanded National Travel Survey data, and any alternative active travel data sources under development, to become available, (b) what metrics those data sources will include, and (c) whether they will be used to inform future indicators of regular walking, wheeling and cycling in the Local Government Outcomes Framework.

The National Travel Survey produces a wide range of metrics relating to all methods of travel including active travel. The next release, provisionally scheduled for August 2026, will include data collected from more than 20,000 individuals in 2025, providing expanded statistics on the proportion of short stages that are walked or cycled in towns and cities in England in support of the vision outlined in the third cycling and walking strategy, and key statistics on travel by mode and purpose for Combined Authorities. The Department for Transport will continue to explore expanding active travel indicators within the Local Outcomes Framework in line with the availability of data and MHCLG’s timings for updates.