Transport select committee

26/10/2023

MPs have warned that the Government's proposed new national policy statement for road and rail infrastructure will not solve the issues around legal challenges on climate grounds.

21/07/2021

A parliamentary inquiry into controversial smart motorways has been held up as key evidence is held up with the Department for Transport.

21/06/2021

Highways England has been criticised for drawing a ‘false equivalence’ between different types of hazard on motorways in assessing the safety of different smart motorways.

29/09/2016

The Transport Select Committee says the government must not ignore safety concerns presented by its recent All lane running report.

30/06/2016

Motorway hard shoulders should not be used as permanent driving lanes, MPs on the Transport Select Committee have warned.

01/06/2016

The Transport Select Committee says the government must do more to demonstrate that the decision to construct a 3,600-space lorry park near the M20 in Kent to relieve congestion during Operation Stack is the right one.

15/03/2016

MPs on the Transport Select Committee have called for an increase in the number of traffic officers to police the UK’s roads.

23/02/2016

Parliament’s Transport Select Committee has received reports of concerns about some aspects of smart motorways.

06/03/2015

The Transport Select Committee has called on the Department for Transport (DfT) to make sure it has the correct strategy in place ahead of the introduction of self-driving cars on the UK’s road network.

12/05/2014

Investment in major roads will need to substantially increase during the next decade, according to a report issued by the Transport Select Committee.