Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote car sharing.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
Under the national lockdown restrictions currently in place, car sharing is not permitted with someone from outside your household or your support bubble unless your journey is undertaken for an exempt reason, such as if car sharing is reasonably necessary as part of your work. The driver and passengers should wear a face covering to minimise the risk of transmission.
The Department is continuing to undertake work on trends in car and ride-sharing (including public attitudes), so we can identify any policy or regulatory gaps which might need addressing. This work is being undertaken in the context of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and our Future of Transport Regulatory Review.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its National Bus Strategy for England.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
The Government remains committed to a National Bus Strategy and aims to publish by the end of the year.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on (a) levels of active travel and (b) the connectivity of the most deprived areas of England of Canal & River Trust proposals for 30 towpath improvement schemes across the country; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
On 28 July the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking, with the aim that half of all journeys in towns and cities are cycled or walked by 2030. This includes a £2 billion package of funding for active travel.
This will significantly increase the funding available for local authorities to deliver cycling and walking infrastructure, including on canal towpaths. Further details of funding for the different commitments in the Plan will be determined as part of the Spending Review process in the autumn.