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Cycling: Death

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 65685

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of steps to help reduce fatality rates of cyclists on rural roads in West Dorset constituency.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department has not made an assessment of steps to help reduce fatality rates of cyclists on rural roads in West Dorset constituency.

Dorset Unitary Authority has been awarded £774,233 in revenue and capital funding from the Consolidated Active Travel Fund. It will be for the local authority to allocate this funding in line with local investment priorities, such as improving safety for cyclists in West Dorset.

We are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The Department is developing our Road Safety Strategy and will set out more details in due course.

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