Transport Committee seeks clarity on Government plans to solve driving tests turmoil 

Transport Committee Chair Ruth Cadbury MP has written a letter to the Government seeking further information on its plans to bring down waiting times for driving test slots.  The letter follows an evidence session on 4 December 2024 with the DVSA’s Chief Executive Loveday Ryder, and Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood MP. The letter also responds […]

MPs question Active Travel England 

The Transport Committee have questioned senior officials from Active Travel England (ATE) about the Government’s plans to promote cycling and walking.  Linked to the DfT, ATE provides capital funding and advice to local authorities for designing and building active travel infrastructure.  It promotes active lifestyles and low-carbon forms of transport, including pedal-cycles, e-cycles, adapted cycles and […]

Transport Committee to quiz industry experts on how data can innovate logistics and freight

The Transport Committee will explore technological innovations in the freight and logistics industries powered by more sophisticated use of data in a televised event tomorrow, Wednesday 13 March. The cross-party Committee’s inquiry is looking at examples of data innovations, and how they came to fruition, to make policy recommendations to Government on how it can […]

Transport Committee explores Government’s joined-up plan for transport

The House of Commons Transport Committee will hold the first evidence session of its inquiry into Strategic Transport Objectives tomorrow (Wednesday), examining how the Government sets its objectives and how they influence decisions on investment. In the first panel, MPs will question the Chairs of the National Infrastructure Commission and the Union Connectivity Review. The […]

Government rejects claims driverless safety rules are “too weak and too vague”

The Government has responded to a Commons Transport Committee report into driverless cars, by insisting “safety is a priority” for its rules around the technology. In the report, the Committee had commented: “While it is widely assumed that self-driving vehicles will prove safer than human drivers, this is not a given. Optimistic predictions are often […]

DfT urged to prioritise strategic road maintenance over new enhancements

The Commons Transport Committee has published its report on the Department for Transport’s strategic road investment portfolios, urging the Government to ensure future Road Investment Strategy portfolios are deliverable and prioritise day-to-day maintenance over complex expansion projects. It bases that view on increasing costs of projects, net zero commitments and ageing strategic road assets. Read […]

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