Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 46526

Pupils: Active Travel

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal DemocratFrome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's home-to-school travel policy of the Children's Walking and Cycling Index, published by Sustrans on 26 February 2025.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Local authorities already have a duty to promote the use of sustainable travel on journeys to and from places of education in their area. This includes children who are not eligible for free school travel provided by the local authority. Local authorities...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 46526) →