Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 7186
Cycleways: Employment
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the availability of cycling infrastructure on employment levels.
Answer
Simon LightwoodInvestment in cycling is crucial to supporting the economy, with recent evidence indicating that 3.6%, or over a million people, usually cycle to work and contributes about £5.4 billion to the British economy annually, with £4.1 billion resulting from red...
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