Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ask National Highways to carry out an assessment of the adequacy of its role in the improvement of cycling and walking infrastructure as part of the development of its third Roads Investment Strategy.

National Highways is committed to support all road users, including walkers, cyclists and horse-riders. Its research and feedback, combined with insight from others such as Transport Focus, informs its understanding of how its services and roads may need to evolve to meet their needs.

National Highways is already proposing to conduct an assessment of active travel integration along its network in order to identify major or complex severance issues, as well as opportunities to connect with wider active travel provision, such as national cycle networks.