To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on encouraging children to walk to school in each of the last five years; and how much funding it has allocated for such purposes in 2009-10. (280246)

The following table shows the amount paid to schools from 2004-05 in small capital grants to support schools with approved school travel plans as part of the joint DCSF/Department for Transport (DFT) Travelling to School Initiative, which sets out a series of measures to support local authorities and schools to encourage more children to walk, cycle or take the bus to school. £20 million will be made available in 2009-10.