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DfT ‘lacks urgency’ in fight against disability discrimination

17/06/2025

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 confirmed

01/11/2024

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 reports

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.

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 concerns

29/09/2016

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’ schemes

30/06/2016

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 decision

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.

MPs want increase in number of traffic officers

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.

Concerns raised about smart motorways

23/02/2016

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

Transport Committee wants strategy for self-driving cars

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.

Transport Committee calls for major roads investment

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.

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