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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Feryal Clark Excerpts
Thursday 30th January 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am sorry, but we must move on.

Feryal Clark Portrait Feryal Clark (Enfield North) (Lab)
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11. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of journeys taken by (a) foot and (b) bicycle.

George Freeman Portrait The Minister of State, Department for Transport (George Freeman)
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As the Minister for the future of transport, I am committed both to creating a framework for UK leadership in transport technology and innovation and to bolder measures for place-based cleaner, greener and healthier transport and decarbonisation. I am delighted that, as a result of the £2 billion that we invested during the previous Parliament, we have seen a 13% increase in cycling and walking, and we are committed to a 100% increase over this Parliament.[Official Report, 10 February 2020, Vol. 671, c. 8MC.]

Feryal Clark Portrait Feryal Clark
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The Minister will be aware that transport accounts for a higher share of overall emissions than any other sector, so helping people to drive less and cycle more is crucial to tackling the climate crisis. We currently spent £7 per head on cycling infrastructure, but the Walking and Cycling Alliance recommends that we should be spending £17 per head on cycling infrastructure if we are serious about improving cycling. He will be aware that the Conservatives’ pledge to spend £350 million on cycling infrastructure actually reduced that spend to £1.18—[Interruption.]

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I call the Minister.