The Bikeability programme is an important part of the Government\u2019s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, because it provides the next generation of cyclists with the skills and confidence to make cycling a natural choice for shorter journeys.<\/p>
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The Strategy included a commitment that the Department would invest £50 million to support Bikeability over the period to 2020, and the programme is currently delivering more than 300,000 training places per year to children in England outside London. The Government also announced in August that it would provide an additional £1m of funding for Bikeability as part of a suite of new measures aimed at halving childhood obesity by 2030.<\/p>
<\/p>
A further £1 million has been raised through a commercial partnership between Halfords and The Bikeability Trust. Additional funding has also been allocated to a new pilot scheme to develop a cycle training package for driving instructors aimed at improving empathy and understanding between road users. Funding and delivery of Bikeability in London is devolved to Transport for London and the London boroughs.<\/p>
<\/p>
Future funding for Bikeability will be considered during the next Spending Review. The Department for Transport is currently evaluating the benefits of the programme with more than 200 schools nationwide, and expects to be in a position to publish the findings in summer 2019.<\/p>
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The Government has made no assessment of the potential merits of introducing penalty points on drivers' licences for not wearing seat belts. The \u201cSeat belt and mobile phone use surveys: England and Scotland, 2014\u201d observed that 98.2% of car drivers were using seat belts, suggesting that take-up is nearly universal.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-06T13:38:11.56Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Road Traffic Offences: Safety Belts"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing penalty points on drivers' licences for not wearing seat belts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/197", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Poplar and Limehouse"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Fitzpatrick"} ], "uin" : "168954"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/892164", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/892164/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
There is no robust academic evidence to indicate the lack of targets in the UK has contributed to the lack of progress in road casualty reduction since 2010. There has been a stalling of progress in road casualty reductions across many economically advanced countries, affecting countries with targets (e.g. Sweden and the Netherlands) as well as the UK where there is no target.<\/p>
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The KSI statistics for road accident casualties between 2007 and 2016 can be found in the table below along with a comparison to the 2010 \u2013 2014 average. The KSI figures for 2017 will be published later this year.<\/p>
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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Killed<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Seriously injured<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Killed or Seriously injured<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Slightly injured<\/strong><\/p><\/td> All casualties<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 2,946<\/p><\/td> 27,774<\/p><\/td> 30,720<\/p><\/td> 217,060<\/p><\/td> 247,780<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 2,538<\/p><\/td> 26,034<\/p><\/td> 28,572<\/p><\/td> 202,333<\/p><\/td> 230,905<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 2,222<\/p><\/td> 24,690<\/p><\/td> 26,912<\/p><\/td> 195,234<\/p><\/td> 222,146<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 1,850<\/p><\/td> 22,660<\/p><\/td> 24,510<\/p><\/td> 184,138<\/p><\/td> 208,648<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 1,901<\/p><\/td> 23,122<\/p><\/td> 25,023<\/p><\/td> 178,927<\/p><\/td> 203,950<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 1,754<\/p><\/td> 23,039<\/p><\/td> 24,793<\/p><\/td> 170,930<\/p><\/td> 195,723<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 1,713<\/p><\/td> 21,657<\/p><\/td> 23,370<\/p><\/td> 160,300<\/p><\/td> 183,670<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 1,775<\/p><\/td> 22,807<\/p><\/td> 24,582<\/p><\/td> 169,895<\/p><\/td> 194,477<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 1,730<\/p><\/td> 22,144<\/p><\/td> 23,874<\/p><\/td> 162,315<\/p><\/td> 186,189<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 1,792<\/p><\/td> 24,101<\/p><\/td> 25,893<\/p><\/td> 155,491<\/p><\/td> 181,384<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010 -2014 average<\/p><\/td> 1,799<\/p><\/td> 22,657<\/p><\/td> 24,456<\/p><\/td> 172,838<\/p><\/td> 197,294<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, further to oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 24 April 2018, Official Report, column 356WH, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on road safety of the decision to eliminate safety targets; and what the killed or seriously injured figures were in each year from 2007 to 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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