HC Deb 22 February 2000 vol 344 c931W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to publish a daughter document on facilities for pedestrians and strategies for promoting walking. [110746]

Mr. Hill

[holding answer 21 February 2000]: Guidance to local authorities on encouraging walking will be published shortly.

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what recent representations he has received about producing guidance for local authorities on a strategy for pedestrians. [110748]

Mr. Hill

[holding answer 21 February 2000]: The Secretary of State has received a letter from the Chairman of the Commission for Integrated Transport about publishing guidance on encouraging walking. This is being considered by Ministers.

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what planning guidance he will produce to encourage facilities for pedestrians and to promote walking. [110747]

Ms Beverley Hughes

[holding answer 21 February 2000]: The Government published for consultation last year a draft revision to Planning Policy Guidance Note 13 on Transport, which encourages local authorities to promote walking by a range of measures including the creation of safe and secure walking routes, improved design and access to new developments, pedestrianisation schemes, traffic calming and pedestrian-friendly road crossings. We intend to publish the final version of PPG13 later this year.

In September 1998, the Government published a good practice guide "Places, Streets and Movement: A companion guide to Design Bulletin 32. Residential roads and footpaths", which explains how the layout of residential areas can contribute to the promotion of walking.