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Ms Walley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is his estimate of the proportion of children who (a) walked and (b) cycled to school in (i) 1995, (ii) 1990, (iii) 1985, (iv) 1980, (v) 1975 and (vi) 1970; and if he will make a statement. [15648]
Ms Glenda Jackson
Figures are available for Great Britain from the National Travel Survey only for the years shown in the table.
| Percentage of journeys to school by children aged 5-15: 1975–76 to 1994–96 | ||||
| 1975–76 | 1985–86 | 1989–91 | 1994–96 | |
| Walking | 61 | 57 | 56 | 52 |
| Cycling | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |