DfT ‘lacks urgency’ in fight against disability discrimination17/06/2025 Influential MPs have accused the Department for Transport (DfT) of 'lacking urgency' in tackling accessibility and the discrimination faced by transport users with disabilities. |
New Transport Select Committee MPs confirmed01/11/2024 The House of Commons has formally appointed the membership of its Transport Committee, following the election of Labour MP Ruth Cadbury as chair last month. |
MPs warn new networks statement 'won't stop climate legal challenges'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. |
Smart motorway probe delayed while DfT stalls on reports21/07/2021 A parliamentary inquiry into controversial smart motorways has been held up as key evidence is held up with the Department for Transport. |
Smart motorways 'less safe to save costs'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. |
TSC: Do not ignore smart motorway safety concerns29/09/2016 The Transport Select Committee says the government must not ignore safety concerns presented by its recent All lane running report. |
Transport Committee calls for halt on ‘all lane running’ schemes30/06/2016 Motorway hard shoulders should not be used as permanent driving lanes, MPs on the Transport Select Committee have warned. |
Transport Committee questions M20 lorry park decision01/06/2016 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. |
MPs want increase in number of traffic officers15/03/2016 MPs on the Transport Select Committee have called for an increase in the number of traffic officers to police the UK’s roads. |
Concerns raised about smart motorways23/02/2016 Parliament’s Transport Select Committee has received reports of concerns about some aspects of smart motorways. |
Transport Committee wants strategy for self-driving cars06/03/2015 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. |
Transport Committee calls for major roads investment12/05/2014 Investment in major roads will need to substantially increase during the next decade, according to a report issued by the Transport Select Committee. |
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