Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Active Lives survey measure of engaging in active travel at least twice in the last 28 days as an indicator of levels of regular walking and cycling in the Local Government Outcomes Framework; and whether her Department plans to develop a different measure to assess and drive increases in active travel.

The Active Lives survey collects physical activity data in England and therefore provides a consistent way of measuring changes in active travel over time. The large sample size generates a robust annual measure for each local authority. The National Travel Survey has recently been expanded to provide data at the level of strategic authorities, and the Department is continuing to develop and invest in existing and alternative data sources.