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My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander), has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am pleased to inform the House that the Government published the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3) on Friday 12th June 2026.
Investing in active travel delivers benefits across every aspect of...
My Right Honourable friend, the Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander), has made the following Ministerial Statement.
I am pleased to inform the House that the Government published the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3) on Friday 12th June 2026.
Investing in active travel delivers benefits across every aspect of...
I am pleased to inform the House that the Government published the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3) on Friday 12th June 2026.
Investing in active travel delivers benefits across every aspect of life - improving physical and mental health, boosting economic growth, cleaning up our air, and giving people...
I am pleased to inform the House that the Government published the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3) on Friday 12th June 2026.
Investing in active travel delivers benefits across every aspect of life - improving physical and mental health, boosting economic growth, cleaning up our air, and giving people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116589 on Cycling: Accidents, what the remit is of the research being undertaken by Active Travel England into floating bus stops; which organisations have been commissioned to undertake that research; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116589 on Cycling: Accidents, what the remit is of the research being undertaken by Active Travel England into floating bus stops; which organisations have been commissioned to undertake that research; and...
The research that has been commissioned on floating bus stops (FBS) seeks to assess if, where and when FBS designs are appropriate in different contexts. The research has a focus on safety, accessibility and user experience and aims to improve the evidence base for FBS as well as informing future national guidance.
ATE has appointed Costain, as lead of a multi‑disciplinary consortium, to deliver the research.
The consortium includes a range of organisations with expertise in relevant fields across transport, road safety, and research. Accessibility experts are also embedded within the team. The research includes structured engagement with a wide range of users, including disabled people, through a Disability Advisory Group, ethnographic research and user testing to ensure different accessibility needs are considered throughout.
Frequently asked questions on cycling, walking, e-scooters, e-bicycles, delivery riders, and low traffic neighbourhoods.
Frequently asked questions on cycling, walking, e-scooters, e-bicycles, delivery riders, and low traffic neighbourhoods.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a decision has been made on the proposal to raise the threshold for consulting Active Travel England on residential developments from 150 to 250 units; and if she will publish the outcome of the consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a decision has been made on the proposal to raise the threshold for consulting Active Travel England on residential developments from 150 to 250 units; and if she will publish the outcome of the consultation.
The proposal to amend Active Travel England's consultation criteria for new planning applications forms part of a wider consultation undertaken by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
As the department responsible for the planning system, MHCLG is leading on the formal response to the consultation. Any decision on whether to raise the threshold for consulting Active Travel England on residential developments from 150 to 250 units, and the publication of the consultation outcome, will be announced by MHCLG in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Active Travel England has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Active Travel England has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Since its establishment in 2020, Active Travel England has not incurred any expenditure on translation and interpretation services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Active Travel England has made on creating a disabled people's panel to help inform its work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Active Travel England has made on creating a disabled people's panel to help inform its work.
Active Travel England (ATE) does not have any current plans to create a disabled people’s panel and does not set policy. ATE routinely works with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee and disabled representative organisations to improve its output, such as guidance products.
ATE is setting up a technical advisory group to help improve its products and processes so they better address the barriers people face to active travel, particularly those from underrepresented groups.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Active Travel England has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Active Travel England has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Active Travel England (ATE) staff are provided equipment from the Department for Transport to enable them to work across multiple locations, including from home where appropriate. This includes meeting legal obligations to provide reasonable workplace adjustments for staff who require them.
ATE does not record expenditure in a way that separately identifies costs specifically related to home working. Additionally, ATE’s hybrid working policy is non-contractual and does not entitle staff to additional equipment or to be reimbursed for items to facilitate home working.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance Active Travel England have issued on the use of compulsory purchase order powers for active travel routes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance Active Travel England have issued on the use of compulsory purchase order powers for active travel routes.
To date Active Travel England has not issued any guidance on the use of compulsory purchase order powers. A range of approaches to establishing rural active travel routes will be set out in guidance due to be published later this year, including case studies on the use of compulsory purchase orders.
That this House congratulates the work being led by Active Travel England and specifically the Royal Wootton Bassett Environment Trust which is working to promote active travel in Wiltshire; acknowledges that investment in active travel routes is needed to stimulate local economies; and notes that local authorities need to be empowered so they can leverage the planning system more effectively to deliver local active travel routes.
That this House congratulates the work being led by Active Travel England and specifically the Royal Wootton Bassett Environment Trust which is working to promote active travel in Wiltshire; acknowledges that investment in active travel routes is needed to stimulate local economies; and notes that local authorities need to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes Active Travel England has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes Active Travel England has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
Active Travel England (ATE) currently does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for any formal decision making. ATE uses some AI tools to summarize large sets of publicly available information and is exploring the use of AI to support administrative tasks relating to case management.
ATE does use machine learning and advanced data science techniques in its analytical work, but these techniques lie outside of the commonly accepted definition of AI.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria is used to determine funding allocations from Active Travel England to local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria is used to determine funding allocations from Active Travel England to local authorities.
Active Travel England sets out allocations based on population level and capability level, with funding weighted to areas with higher levels of capability to maximise delivery. Local authorities with lower ratings receive support to increase their capability rating through revenue funding and engagement with Active Travel England.
In previous rounds of the Active Travel Fund, funding allocations were based on a competitive bidding round with final allocations based on assessed schemes submitted by local authorities.
That this House congratulates the work being led by Active Travel England and specifically the Royal Wootton Bassett Environment Trust which is working to promote active travel in Wiltshire; acknowledges that investment in active travel routes is needed to stimulate local economies; and notes that local authorities need to be empowered so they can leverage the planning system more effectively to deliver local active travel routes.
That this House congratulates the work being led by Active Travel England and specifically the Royal Wootton Bassett Environment Trust which is working to promote active travel in Wiltshire; acknowledges that investment in active travel routes is needed to stimulate local economies; and notes that local authorities need to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Active Travel England on the use of bus stop bypasses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Active Travel England on the use of bus stop bypasses.
The Department is carefully considering options in developing next steps on bus stop bypasses. Active Travel England has been involved in those discussions as the executive agency of the Department with a remit to help deliver increases in walking and cycling. The Disabled Persons’ Transport Advisory Committee has also provided input, in their role as a statutory advisory body on disability transport issues.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) full title, (b) estimated cost of production and (c) organisation responsible is for each item of external research that Active Travel England has commissioned but has yet to publish.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) full title, (b) estimated cost of production and (c) organisation responsible is for each item of external research that Active Travel England has commissioned but has yet to publish.
Executive agencies regularly commission research and once published it is available on gov.uk or on the commissioned organisation’s website.