Driving test backlogs: Transport Committee publishes letters with Minister
The Transport Committee has published correspondence with the Government regarding its efforts to reduce waiting times for learner drivers to secure tests. The two letters, between Committee Chair Ruth Cadbury and Simon Lightwood, Minister for Roads and Buses, discusses plans to upgrade the DVSA’s online booking system which continues to be exploited by resale bots. […]
More ambition needed to undo a decade of bus decline, says Transport Committee
A new Transport Committee report, Buses Connecting Communities, is calling on the Government to reform the way local bus services are funded and to adopt a national ambition for a minimum level of public transport connectivity. This would protect residents in England’s towns and villages from becoming increasingly isolated, MPs say. The last decade has seen […]
Iain Stewart chosen as new Transport Committee Chair
The Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, Iain Stewart has been chosen to chair the important Transport Committee in the Commons. He beat five other Conservative candidates to take the position with more than 400 MPs voting. “I am delighted to have been entrusted by the House to Chair this vital Committee and thank all […]