Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential effect of the provision of bicycles through active travel schemes on people's physical fitness.

I met with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Chief Medical Officer in May, alongside the CEO of Active Travel England, to discuss how the departments can work together in promoting active travel and realise its health benefits. The departments will continue to work together on a number of projects to support this shared goal.

The Department for Transport has already announced £13.9 million of funding for 11 Active Travel Social Prescribing pilots in local authorities across England. These pilots are being managed by Active Travel England and will provide a range of non-clinical services to enable active travel, including cycle libraries and cycle loans.