Question reference: S6W-26926
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 April 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of how many children currently walk or cycle to school.
Answer
The Scottish Government funds Sustrans to undertake the annual Hands Up Scotland survey which provides information on the mode of travel to school used in Scotland. The most recent survey report was published in May 2023. It showed that in 2022, the percentage of school pupils travelling actively to school, either by walking, cycling, scootering or skating, was 49.4%.