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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Cycling remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a new funding stream to encourage cycling in small towns and rural areas. more like this
tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
tabling member printed
Fiona Bruce more like this
uin 775 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £1.2 billion highlighted in the Strategy, funding is also available to small towns and rural areas from local authority programmes, some other government programmes such as Sport England and Public Health England, and the most recent allocations from the Local Growth Fund.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire more like this
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
grouped question UIN 777 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-27T12:26:19.91Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-27T12:26:19.91Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
3958
label Biography information for Fiona Bruce remove filter
731857
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Cycling remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available for cycling in (a) rural areas and (b) Cheshire East since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
tabling member printed
Fiona Bruce more like this
uin 776 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, rural local authorities have benefited from funding for sustainable forms of transport, including cycling and walking, through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition Year and Access Fund. Additionally, from 2013-15 the Department for Transport (DfT) provided £17million to benefit rural areas by improving cycling infrastructure in and around national parks. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been allocated can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html" target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Cheshire East council has benefited from the following DfT investment since 2010 which will help to encourage cycling:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Sustainable Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>3.059</p></td><td><p>2011-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sustainable Travel Transition Year</p></td><td><p>0.35</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bikeability (national cycling training)</p></td><td><p>0.967</p></td><td><p>2010-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire more like this
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-27T12:32:52.337Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-27T12:32:52.337Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
3958
label Biography information for Fiona Bruce remove filter
731858
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Cycling remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what sources of funding are available to small towns and rural areas to fund new cycling infrastructure. more like this
tabling member constituency Congleton more like this
tabling member printed
Fiona Bruce more like this
uin 777 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answer text <p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017) includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £1.2 billion highlighted in the Strategy, funding is also available to small towns and rural areas from local authority programmes, some other government programmes such as Sport England and Public Health England, and the most recent allocations from the Local Growth Fund.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire more like this
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
grouped question UIN 775 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-27T12:26:19.863Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-27T12:26:19.863Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
3958
label Biography information for Fiona Bruce remove filter