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Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 October 2023 (named day). It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 October 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Sustrans: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to Sustrans in each of the last six years.

Answer

In each of the last six years, funding was provided to Sustrans as follows: £4.65m (2017/18), £26.2m (2018/19), £4.1m (2019/20), £19.4m (2020/21), and £49.5m (2021/22). No funding was provided in 2022/23.

In the last six years, Sustrans has managed four programmes of work for the Department for Transport and Active Travel England. £75m has been provided to upgrade the National Cycle Network. £9.8m has been provided under the Cycle Rail programme for cycle racks, cycle security measures and links to railway stations. £6.3m has been provided under the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Planning (LCWIP) programme to help local authorities to develop LCWIPs, including training and evidence collection. £13m has been provided for cycling and walking paths around the route of HS2.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
203771
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance Sustrans
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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