Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the (a) planning system and (b) National Planning Policy Framework on the delivery of sustainable transport options within new commercial and residential developments in line with Government (i) public transport, (ii) active travel and (iii) decarbonisation objectives.

The Government is committed to promoting sustainable travel as part of the work to tackle climate change and achieve net zero by 2050. The Department has been working closely with the Department for Transport on the Government’s ambitions to promote public transport, active travel and decarbonisation objectives. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out policies for promoting sustainable transport to be taken into account in plan making and decision taking. We will continue to work with the Department for Transport to ensure the planning system aligns with, and helps to deliver, the Government ambitions for sustainable transport.