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Written question asked by Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2026. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Active Travel: Finance

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from previous cycling and walking investment strategies; and whether these have been included in Active Travel – Active England: the third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 12 June.

Answer

We have learnt from the previous Cycling and Walking Investment Strategies of the importance of providing long term funding certainty for local authorities and third sector delivery partners to deliver our ambitious targets by 2035.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1247
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Cycling Finance Walking
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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