Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons local authorities are unable to receive a multi-year funding settlement for Active Travel Fund 4; and if he will make a statement.

The Department for Transport is currently undertaking a post-Autumn Statement business planning process to determine future budgets for the 2023/24 financial year and onwards. Active Travel Fund 4 was therefore launched as a one-year fund for 2022/23 to ensure that Local Authorities are not delayed in delivering active travel infrastructure. The Department will explore options for a multi-year funding round once future active travel budgets are decided.