Department for Transport written question – answered at on 22 May 2026.
Adam Jogee
Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote active travel in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme Constituency and (b) Staffordshire.
Lilian Greenwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport), Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Staffordshire County Council has been allocated £5,420,018 in total from financial years 2026/27 to 2029/30 for active travel. It is one of 11 local authorities to receive funding to deliver an Active Travel Social Prescribing pilot, trialling ways in which walking, wheeling and cycling can be prescribed for health, well-being and to promote active travel for everyday journeys.
Staffordshire County Council also receives funding through the national Bikeability cycle training programme, with 9,227 children trained in 2024/25, and £78 million committed for delivery across England (outside London) for the next 3 financial years (2026/27 to 2028/9).
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