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Cycling: Commuters

Asked by Deirdre CostiganLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 October 2024UIN 8289

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of people choose cycling as a mode of transport for commuting to work in (a) England, (b) the borough of Ealing and (c) Ealing Southall constituency.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department holds information on the proportion of people in employment using a bicycle as their usual mode to commute to work by region of residence.

In 2022, 3.6% of people in employment living in England used a bicycle as their usual mode to commute to work. For those in employment who live in one of the Outer London boroughs 3.1% of people used a bicycle as their usual mode to commute to work.

The department does not hold equivalent estimates for individual boroughs or constituencies.

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