Transport Committee to examine HGV and coach driver facilities
The Transport Committee is to examine the progress made on improving facilities for HGV and coach drivers almost four years after the previous Committee wrapped up its inquiry into the road freight supply chain. The inquiry by the Transport Committee in the last Parliament was prompted by difficulties in supplying essential goods to the UK’s supermarkets, petrol station forecourts and other marketplaces during the Covid-19 pandemic. It found that rest facilities for HGV drivers were often lacking or poor quality, […]
House of Commons Transport Select Committee commences EV inquiry
The Transport Committee will get its inquiry into supercharging the EV transition under way with a focus on the current state of charging infrastructure. The first session of the inquiry comes after Department for Transport statistics showed a total of 88,513 publicly available charging devices as of 1 February. It also follows last week’s announcement that grants for households and businesses installing EV chargepoints will rise to £500. The Committee […]
Transport Committee calls for action to secure skills for transport manufacturing
A new Transport Committee report has urged the Government to make the most of once-in-a-generation opportunities to better support the transport manufacturing sector to nurture and grow the skills it needs to thrive. The Committee’s report calls for action to seize the opportunities aligned to the Government’s legislative agenda on bus and rail services and […]
Transport Select Committee chair says AI will ‘turbocharge’ Britain’s transport network
The government will continue to invest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technology to improve Britain’s road and rail network, according to the Chair of the Transport Select Committee. Addressing industry leaders in Parliament at The Transport AI summit on Tuesday, organised by Chamber UK, Ruth Cadbury MP also praised the government’s commitment to tackling potholes […]
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 […]