Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of low traffic zones.

The Department has commissioned an independent evaluation of the Active Travel Fund (tranche 2). As part of this evaluation, there will be an impact evaluation of low traffic neighbourhoods.

The evaluation is being conducted in line with the Government’s guidance on evaluation; the Magenta Book. Study design and all materials produced as part of the evaluation are rigorously quality assured by government analysts, to ensure products meet the standards set out above. The evaluation methodology and data collection methods will be subject to independent scrutiny in the form of peer review.