Transport Select Committee

MPs to examine how to strengthen skills in UK’s transport manufacturing sectors

The Transport Committee is holding the first session of its new inquiry into the capability of the workforce in Britain’s transport manufacturing sectors, and the skills needed to help them thrive. The evidence session takes place tomorrow morning from 09:15 and can be watched live on Parliament TV. The Committee has also published written evidence submissions it received […]

The Government is unwilling to stand up for road users over utility companies’ street works delays, MPs say

The Transport Committee has published the Government’s response to its recent report on street works, rejecting the majority of its recommendations which sought to reduce the disruption caused by lengthy and often repeated street works by utility companies. ‘Street works’ refers to when utility companies dig up roads to install or repair pipes and cables for […]

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 […]

ITS UK welcomes Transport Select Committee’s DRT recommendations

The Transport Select Committee has published its latest report, Buses Connecting Communities, outlining a number of recommendations, including for greater regulatory support for Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) services. The report calls for the Government, within 18 months, to develop “a dedicated policy and regulatory framework” for DRT, “growing and expanding their role in service poorly […]

MPs: “Give councils stronger powers to get a grip of disruptive street works”

Local authorities should be given new powers to limit disruption and congestion caused by street works, the Transport Committee has said. In a report published today, 3 July, the cross-party Committee calls for tighter controls on the use of ‘immediate’ or ‘urgent’ permits which allow utility companies to bypass local authorities before they start, and guarantees that an excavated road will then be reinstated to a […]

Roads Minister faces Transport Committee on reforming street works

The House of Commons Transport Select Committee is holding an Evidence session, Managing the impact of street works on Wednesday 30 April at 09:15 at Grimond Room, Portcullis House in Westminster. The session can also be viewed on ParliamentTV.   The Transport Committee concludes the final session of its inquiry into managing the impact of street works on […]

House of Commons formally appoints Transport Select Committee members

The House of Commons has formally appointed the membership of the Transport Committee. The cross-party select committee is nominated by the House of Commons to scrutinise the Department for Transport and will announce its forward programme in the coming weeks. Individual nominees put forward by political parties were agreed in the House of Commons, following […]

Ruth Cadbury elected Chair of Transport Select Committee

ITS UK has welcomed Ruth Cadbury MP following her election as Transport Select Committee Chair. Max Sugarman, Chief Executive of Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), said: “Congratulations to Ruth Cadbury on her election as Chair of the Transport Select Committee. “Now is a critical time for the transport sector. Advances in technology have the power […]

DfT indicates future focus on motorway and A road renewal after trouble with major schemes in response to Transport Committee

The Government has indicated it will be less likely to invest in major road infrastructure projects in future years and instead put more focus on maintenance of England’s Strategic Road Network, something that was confirmed last week in a Highways News story from Highways UK. The suggestion is made in the Department for Transport’s response to […]