Active travel in England

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 24 May 2023 Closed: 14 Feb 2024 Parliament page
Active Travel describes people making their everyday ‘journeys for a purpose’, for example their commute to work, by walking, cycling or skating, rather than motorised transport. The Department of Transport (DfT) owns active travel policy, and in 2017 and 2022 published cycling and walking investment strategies which set out its … Read more
4 Recommendations
27 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
14 Feb
2024
Report published
3 Nov
2023
Report published
11 Sep
2023
Correspondence
7 Sep
2023
Correspondence
19 Jul
2023
Oral evidence
19 Jul
2023
Correspondence
19 Jul
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
19 Jul 2023
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Active travel in England
Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB · Department for Transport Danny Williams · Active Travel England Jessica Matthew · Department for Transport
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Seventy-Fifth Report - Active travel in England HC 1335 3 Nov 2023 31 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
13 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Seventy-Fifth Report - Active trav…
DfT knows too little about active travel investment outcomes due to evaluation thresholds
Active travel infrastructure is highly varied and can include, for example, cycle lanes, pedestrian crossings, pedestrianised zones, cycle parking, and school streets. The NAO reported that between 2016 and 2021, DfT spent £2.3 billion on active travel infrastructure. The NAO … Read more
Government Response
The government agreed, noting that schemes between £1m and £2m are now strongly encouraged to undertake evaluation, and those above £750,000 require an economic appraisal. They will also conduct a broader portfolio evaluation for lower-value schemes, and ATE is developing a revised evaluation approach.
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Government Response AI assessment · 30 of 4 classified
Accepted 18
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 1
Rejected 8
Total 4 recs + 27 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
11 Sep 2023 Correspondence from Mike Kane, MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, re written evidence for Active Travel England, dated 18 July 2023
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7 Sep 2023 Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, re Active Travel in England, dated 1 August 2023
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19 Jul 2023 Correspondence from Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, re Active Travel in England, dated 28 July 2023
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