Department for Transport written question – answered at on 9 September 2019.
David Drew
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral evidence of the former Minister of State to the Transport Committee on active travel on 1 May 2019, what his policy is on increasing Government funding for improvements to cycling.
Chris Heaton-Harris
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The Government is keen to promote cycling and understands this involves increasing funding. Decisions on future funding will be made as part of the multi-year Spending Review, which is planned for 2020.
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