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Written question asked by John Grogan (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 April 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 April 2018. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Friday, 4 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

National Parks: Public Transport

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much each national park authority spent on programmes to improve public transport access to national parks in 2017-18.

Answer

The total spent by the ten national park authorities in England (including the Broads Authority) on programmes to improve public transport access to national parks in the financial year 2017-18 is shown in the table below. These figures include ongoing support for transport services as well as projects to improve existing access.

National park authority

2017-18 spending (£)[1]

Broads Authority

732

Dartmoor

2,500

Exmoor

0

Lake District

21,186

New Forest

52,015

North York Moors

26,000

Northumberland

12,000

Peak District

4,000

South Downs

0

Yorkshire Dales

0

Total

118,433

In addition to this total, national park authorities report £49,001 of indirect spend aimed at users of public and sustainable transport in national parks

[1] Figures provided by national park authorities.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
137431
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Expenditure Public transport National parks
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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