Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 46526
Pupils: Active Travel
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat — Frome 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 McKinnellLocal 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...
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