The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of children have (a) walked and (b) cycled to school in each year since 2009-10.
Mr Robert Goodwill
Please see below the proportion and amount of children using walking and cycling to school. The years shown are approximately calendar years and not academic years. The figures for 2015 will be published at a later date.
Percentages
|
Walking |
Cycling |
|
|
2005 |
47 |
1.6 |
|
2006 |
46 |
2.4 |
|
2007 |
46 |
1.3 |
|
2008 |
44 |
2.1 |
|
2009 |
44 |
2.4 |
|
2010 |
42 |
1.6 |
|
2011 |
43 |
2.3 |
|
2012 |
41 |
2.1 |
|
2013 |
42 |
1.3 |
|
2014 |
42 |
2.3 |
Actual Amounts to the nearest hundred
|
Walking |
Cycling |
|
|
2005 |
3,509,700 |
123,100 |
|
2006 |
3,465,900 |
183,700 |
|
2007 |
3,459,900 |
100,100 |
|
2008 |
3,219,000 |
161,000 |
|
2009 |
3,246,500 |
179,300 |
|
2010 |
3,109,200 |
124,700 |
|
2011 |
3,194,200 |
172,500 |
|
2012 |
3,006,000 |
159,700 |
|
2013 |
3,094,100 |
100,300 |
|
2014 |
3,175,200 |
177,300 |