Grant Shapps sacked as transport secretary06/09/2022 Grant Shapps has announced he will not be serving as transport secretary under new prime minister Liz Truss. |
Shapps delays planning decisions for environmental considerations16/12/2021 Grant Shapps has delayed making planning decisions for two more major schemes on the strategic road network. |
Shapps 'overrode advice' to review RIS 212/02/2021 Transport secretary Grant Shapps 'overrode' official advice to review the £27.5bn Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS 2) on environmental grounds, according to reports. |
Shapps promises roads ‘in top condition’ within months28/08/2020 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has launched what his department called a first-of-its-kind audit into the mapping of potholes in England ‘to better target improvements so that roads are in top condition as people return to work and school’. |
Shapps suggests electric cars could 'pave the way for 80mph limit'03/10/2019 Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that he is exploring the possibility of increasing the speed limit on motorways as drivers begin to switch to electric vehicles. |
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