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<p>The Department does not recognise the reduction that the Honourable Lady refers
to. The figure of £3.8 billion was a projection of total investment from a wide range
of Government funding streams over the five-year period of the second Cycling and
Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS2), published in July 2022. The Department has had
to make savings across all modes of travel to meet inflationary pressures caused in
part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite this, the Department continues to invest
very significantly in active travel and will continue to do so.</p>
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