Technology has key role in Transport Secretary’s vision for integrated transport
Government to focus on bringing bus and train services under public control
The Government has said it will focus on bringing bus and train services under public control. This was reaffirmed as part of Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s speech at this week’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Ms Haigh said privatisation of transport belonged to the past and had failed. The government is bringing in new laws […]
Transport Secretary sets out five key priorities to deliver the “biggest overhaul to transport in a generation”
New Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has promised to deliver what she’s calling the biggest overhaul to transport in a generation. The Secretary of State says she immediately convened officials to begin work at pace across the department on rail reform, further devolution of bus powers, ensuring infrastructure works for the whole country, and supporting local […]
New Transport Secretary urged to adopt Vehicle General Safety Regulation updates
An industry letter has been delivered to the new Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP, yesterday calling on the Labour government to adopt the latest Vehicle General Safety Regulation updates to the GB TypeApproval Scheme. Around 50 leading organisations have signed the letter including AXA UK, the road safety charity Brake, PACTS, RoSPA, The AA, the […]
Louise Haigh MP appointed Transport Secretary; Peter Hendy new Transport Minister
Louise Haigh, the Labour MP for for Sheffield Heeley has been named as Transport Secretary in new Pime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet. Directly before being elected as MP for Sheffield Heeley in the 2015 General Election, Haigh worked for three years as public policy manager for multinational insurance company Aviva. In this role she […]
