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Written question asked by Ruth Cadbury (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2020. It was answered by Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) on Friday, 24 July 2020 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Cycling and Walking

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff work primarily on policy in relation to cycling and walking.

Answer

The Government is committed to delivering the aims and ambitions set out in the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, which was published in April 2017. This includes ensuring that there are appropriate staff resources in place to deliver the Strategy, as well as the new commitments on active travel that have been announced recently. Around twenty officials in the Department for Transport now work on cycling and walking issues, and this will be kept under review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
74633
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Department for Transport Cycling Staff Walking
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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