Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what traffic reduction measures he is planning for as part of his strategy to ensure that half of all journeys in towns and cities are taken on foot or by bike by 2030.

Last summer the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking in England, so 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 over the next 5 years.

Traffic reduction measures in towns and cities are matters for the relevant local highway authority. The Spending Review in November confirmed that a further £257 million of dedicated funding would be made available next financial year to support cycling and walking schemes. Much of this will go to local authorities to allow them to deliver high quality local schemes to boost cycling and walking in their areas.