AQW 20547/11-15 Mr Peter Weir Democratic Unionist Party North Down
Tabled Date: 04/03/2013 Answered On Date: 19/03/2013 Priority Written: No
Question: To ask the Minister for Regional Development how much his Department has spent on promoting cycling, in each of the last five years.
Answer:
My Department through its Travelwise NI initiative has spent approximately £371k over the last five years hosting various sustainable events to encourage people to take up cycling as a realistic transport option. The total costs of the initiatives are set out in the table below: Year | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 20010/11 | 2011/12 | Cycling promotion Expenditure by Travelwise | £10k | £40k | £42k | £123k | £156k | | | | | | |
DRD also continues to fund a scheme to enable staff to hire cycles as part of the NICS to Work scheme. Roads Service has spent approximately £4809k on cycling infrastructure measures over the past five financial years with a view to making traffic conditions more suitable for cyclists. A breakdown of annual costs is shown in the table below: Year | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | Expenditure on Cycling Measures | £1,056k | £1,360k | £981k | £311k | £1,101k | | | | | | |
This includes the provision of 96km of cycle lanes.
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