Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 18
18
Not Addressed
Paragraph: 115
There remains a mixed picture on implementation across the country however, reflecting both local needs...
Recommendation
There remains a mixed picture on implementation across the country however, reflecting both local needs but also in some place the willingness of local leaders to make the case for changes which take time to bed-in. We recognise the difficult balancing act that local decision makers face. Engaging the affected communities and adapting schemes in response to feedback and experience will be vital to embedding long-term changes, and the need to do this should be reflected in Government funding for schemes.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government described how the Active Travel Fund supports local authorities in implementing schemes and using enforcement powers, and mentioned a forthcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan, but did not specify how community engagement would be reflected in future funding for schemes as requested.
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Paragraph Reference:
115
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
In order for Local Authorities to gain access to the second tranche of Active Travel Funding the Department has made this funding subject to them agreeing to and meeting conditions, including the introduction of proper consultation, with residents, businesses and services on all schemes supported by the funding to ensure that schemes will work for all users.
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