Question follow-through · 92184
Active Travel: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2024 to UIN 8287, what the status is of the proposed rural design guide; and when that guide will be completed.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 18 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2024 to UIN 8287, what the status is of the proposed rural design guide; and when that guide will be completed.
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
Following consultation with stakeholders, Active Travel England’s Rural Design Guidance is currently in its final development stages and is expected to be published by the end of the year.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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