Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 30
30
Accepted
DfT reduced expected Bikeability funding for 2023-24 due to fiscal challenges.
Conclusion
We asked DfT for the details about its plans to fund the Bikeability Programme for 2023–24. It told us that it had been increasing the amount of funding available for the Programme over the last decade, and would do the same again this year, but recognised that the funding would not be as much as expected. It explained that conversations on the Programme’s business case were in live discussion and that it would not be providing the £28.5 million which it had initially expected to as part of the 2021 Spending Review Settlement because of the “challenging fiscal environment”.73
Government Response Summary
The government has agreed and implemented the recommendation by announcing a 2-year, £50 million funding package for the Bikeability programme until March 2025. A review has also been commissioned to enhance the programme's efficiency and effectiveness.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
7.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 7.2 ATE announced a 2-year, £50 million funding package for Bikeability on 29 September 2023. This delivers the funding certainty it needs for the remainder of the current Spending Review period, i.e., until 31 March 2025. 7.3 Alongside this, ATE has commissioned a review of the Bikeability programme with the aim of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of management arrangements. The review will focus on the systems used to allocate, monitor, and drive delivery of cycling training and associated support activities, including bench marking against other comparable training programmes.