§ Baroness Turner of Camdenasked Her Majesty's Government:
What they are doing to reduce car use on the school run. [HL4509]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)An increasing number of schools and local authorities have, with the support of school travel advisers, introduced measures to tackle rising car use on the school run, including providing safe routes to school, adjusting the time of the school day and promoting greater use of buses. We want to encourage every school and local authority to act on this agenda.
My right honourable friends the Secretaries of State for Education and Skills and for Transport are today publishing jointly an action plan and good practice guide outlining how schools and local authorities can increase the number of children travelling to school on 171WA foot, by bicycle or on public transport. I am placing a copy of the action plan and best practice guide in the Library.