Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Active travel in England

Status: Closed Opened: 24 May 2023 Closed: 14 Feb 2024 4 recommendations 27 conclusions 1 report

Active Travel describes people making their everyday ‘journeys for a purpose’, for example their commute to work, by walking, cycling or skating, rather than motorised transport. The Department of Transport (DfT) owns active travel policy, and in 2017 and 2022 published cycling and walking investment strategies which set out its aims for increasing active travel …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventy-Fifth Report - Active travel in England HC 1335 3 Nov 2023 31 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
5 Recommendation Seventy-Fifth Report - Active travel in… Deferred

Develop a clear and consistent approach to integrate active travel with public transport.

DfT has not ensured that active travel schemes are sufficiently joined-up with wider transport infrastructure, for example enabling people to safely walk to bus stops or take their bike on the bus or train. DfT recognises the importance of integrating active travel with other forms of transport but has not …

Government response. The government states it is undertaking research into disabled bus users to inform future infrastructure, but primarily deflects responsibility to local authorities, who 'could use' Network North funding to improve access to public transport stops. It also highlights existing guidance …
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
19 Jul 2023 Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB · Department for Transport, Danny Williams · Active Travel England, Jessica Matthew · Department for Transport View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
11 Sep 2023 Correspondence from Mike Kane, MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, re written evi…
7 Sep 2023 Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department …
19 Jul 2023 Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department …