Question follow-through · 12940

Active Travel: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of active travel investment on public health outcomes.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of active travel investment on public health outcomes.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Achieving the targets set out in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy will deliver public health outcomes through improved physical and mental health. This includes an additional 5.3 million people being physically active in towns and cities ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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