Department for Transport written question – answered at on 1 September 2020.
Kerry McCarthy
Shadow Minister (Transport)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage primary school children to walk and cycle to school as they re-open in September 2020.
Chris Heaton-Harris
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
£225 million has been made available to local authorities this financial year for urgent measures to make it easier for people to walk and cycle for all short journeys, including to support the re-opening of schools. This in addition to existing support for the Walk to School outreach programme delivered by Living Streets. The Department for Education has also produced updated travel to school guidance for the autumn term 2020 which states that schools and colleges should encourage parents, staff and pupils to walk or cycle to school where it is safe and appropriate to do so.
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