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Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Friday, 24 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 February 2006. It was answered by Karen Buck (Labour) on Friday, 10 March 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Travel to School

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary school children get to school by (i) walking, (ii) cycling, (iii) travelling by bus, (iv) travelling by car and (v) another method.
Answer

Data from the National Travel Survey on the percentage of trips in 2004 made by children travelling to and from school by mode and age are given in the following table.

Trips to and from school by main mode, 2004, Great Britain Percentage
Mode Age five to 10 Age 11 to 16
Walk 50 44
Cycle 1 3
Local/private bus 7 29
Car/van 41 22
Other method 1 3

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
443 c1788W;443 c1788W; 54989
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Buses Cars Cycling Public transport Primary education Pedestrians Travel Schools Transport Secondary education
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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