Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 16 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 January 2006. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Thursday, 19 January 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Cycling England

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding Cycling England plans to allocate to improving the cycling network in (a) the Tees Valley and (b) Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland constituency area; and what measures will be funded in each case.

Answer: Cycling England has allocated £2.5 million to Darlington borough council in the Tees Valley as one of the six successful bidders in the Cycle Demonstration Towns project. £2 million is for capital investment to improve cycle facilities, including new and improved cycle routes. A further £35,000 and £40,000 has been allocated respectively to Darlington BC and Stockton-on-Tees BC as part of the ‘Links to Schools' programme which Cycling England fund through Sustrans, the promoters of the National Cycle Network.Cycling England have made no specific allocation of funding to Middlesbrough, South or East Cleveland, though they will be able to bid for a share of the £1 million Cycling England investment in cycle training. Authorities in those areas can also receive free expert advice on cycling from the advisory services funded by Cycling England.

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