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Bicycles: Sales

Commons · Question 6303 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an estimate of the average economic benefit of buying a bicycle to (a) an individual and (b) society.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 14 Oct 2024

The Department has not made an estimate of the economic value of buying a bicycle. A report by Transport for Quality of Life, titled ‘The UK cycle industry: current economic and employment benefits and its decarbonisation-driven growth potential’ publishe...