Transport written question – answered at on 15 June 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport
(1) what plans he has to support the work formerly carried out by Cycling England;
(2) what plans he has to support cycling in large urban areas outside London.
The Government are strongly committed to cycling, as was made clear in the coalition agreement.
We see the encouragement of cycling and walking, along with improvements to public transport, as key to cutting carbon emissions and enhancing the quality of our urban areas.
As announced in the Public Bodies Review, Cycling England ceased to exist after
In January this year we published our White Paper on Local Transport: “Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon—Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen”. Chapter 5 of the White Paper sets out what we are doing, and what local authorities can do, to support cycling.
At the same time I announced the £560 million Local Sustainable Transport Fund, available to transport authorities outside London, large or small, rural or urban. Transport authorities themselves, working together with the communities they serve, have determined their own transport priorities in bidding to the Fund. The Department for Transport is currently assessing bids to the first tranche of the Fund, and I will be making announcements as planned later this summer. Many of the bids feature proposals on cycling.
Yes1 person thinks so
No4 people think not
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