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<p>The Government has allocated more than £61bn in transport capital investment over
the five years to 2020/21. This is record investment to make the network more reliable
and better connected, in recognition of the fact that families and businesses rely
on that network every day.</p><p> </p><p>While we take forward a number of policies
that play a role in strengthening family life, including our £1.2bn cycling and walking
investment plan, extension of the young person’s railcard and introduction of more
flexible rail season tickets, it is rare for specific transport legislation to have
a significant impact at the level of the family. As such the Department is not aware
of instances when the specific Family Test has been applied to transport legislation
since 2014, over and above the usual impact assessment process which considers a wide
range of impacts.</p>
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