Active Travel: Finance
Commons · Question 44334 · Tabled 4 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential return on investment of increasing funding for (a) cycling and (b) walking.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 9 Apr 2025
Investment in active travel supports the Government’s economic growth, health and net zero missions, and generally has a very positive benefit-to-cost ratio. Walking and cycling are among the cheapest and most accessible forms of physical activity and som...