<p>A programme of Active Travel Social Prescribing pilots has been established by the Department for Transport, managed by Active Travel England, and involving a range of other Government Departments and agencies including the Department of Health and Social Care. Local authorities involved in the pilots will be able to fund services such as cycle libraries and cycle loans to improve people’s access to cycles. The pilots are focussed on communities identified as areas of high need in that they typically experience relatively poor health, low levels of physical activity and high levels of deprivation. The Department for Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care will work together on assessing the health impacts of these and other active travel schemes.</p>