Vere gets the band back together at Stonehaven14/02/2025 Former transport and Treasury minister Baroness Charlotte Vere has joined consultancy Stonehaven as a partner, to lead the organisation’s work in transport. |
Alexander: £4.7bn for local transport is 'fantasy money'14/02/2025 The transport secretary has described a pledge by the previous government of £4.7bn for transport in north and midlands areas of England as 'fantasy money'. |
Reeves confirms support for Heathrow third runway29/01/2025 The chancellor has confirmed government support for a third runway at Heathrow, claiming that it will be delivered in line with its ‘legal, environmental and climate objectives’. |
PM blocks 'blockers' and backs builders24/01/2025 Ministers have announced measures to ‘unblock much-needed infrastructure projects’, including limiting opportunities to challenge them in the courts and allowing developers to pay into a pool to mitigate environmental damage. |
Manchester makes history with bus franchising06/01/2025 All of Greater Manchester's bus services have come under local public control following the completion of the combined authority’s phased implementation of a new franchising system. |
Chargepoints on track for 2030 but challenges remain13/12/2024 The UK is on track to reach 300,000 public electric vehicle chargepoints by 2030, Parliament's spending watchdog has found. |
DfT announces plans for national transport strategy28/11/2024 The Department for Transport has set out plans for a ‘more joined up and locally-led transport across England’. |
Transport appraisal needs to change, Haigh says28/08/2024 The Government is rethinking the way that road and other transport schemes are assessed alongside its review of whether existing projects provide value for money, the transport secretary has said. |
Huge variation in on-street EV charger provision27/08/2024 A new report has revealed significant disparities between local authority areas in electric vehicle (EV) charging provision for EV owners without off-street parking. |
Haigh: Councils should decide traffic measures22/08/2024 The transport secretary has pledged to back councils that implement low traffic neighbourhoods and 20mph limits, with the new government ‘absolutely determined’ to end the Tories’ ‘culture wars’ approach. |
King's Speech: A plan for devolution17/07/2024 The new Labour Government has set out a widespread plan for devolution and economic growth in its Parliamentary timetable, with central diktat reserved for planning proposals. |
King's Speech: Bills to boost skills and public control of transport17/07/2024 The King has confirmed that the new Government will take action to tackle the skills crisis in England and bring forward legislation to bring bus and rail services more closely under public control. |
Khan backtracks on low emission incentive pledge in Silvertown charges10/07/2024 Transport for London has set out what it calls a ‘green and fair’ package of proposed charges for the users of two tunnels under the Thames, but mayor Sadiq Khan has backtracked on a pledge to ensure that charges ‘encourage the take-up of the cleanest vehicles’. |
Lord Hendy appointed minister of state at DfT08/07/2024 Transport heavyweight Lord Peter Hendy has been appointed as a minister of state in the new government. |
Lyons to have his cake and eat it02/07/2024 Mott MacDonald has reappointed Professor Glenn Lyons as Chair of Future Mobility, as he begins his term as the new president of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. |
Conservative Manifesto: Tories back drivers and devolution13/06/2024 The Conservative manifesto pledges to scrap ‘rules that stop Mayors investing in strategic roads’ as part of wider plans to invest in the 'digital, transport and energy infrastructure needed for businesses to grow'. |
Carruthers builds resilience for ADEPT challenge21/05/2024 Ann Carruthers has set out her priorities for the year ahead as she stepped into the role of president of directors’ body ADEPT. |
DfT pledges light touch for transport cash plans15/05/2024 Councils' plans to spend allocations under the £4.7bn Local Transport Fund will not be subject to much ‘marking’ by central government, a top official has suggested. |
DfT bats away concerns over networks policy07/03/2024 The transport secretary has laid a revised policy statement on national road and rail networks before Parliament, providing a new framework for government to decide on English development consent applications. |
£4.7bn local transport cash to support 'smaller cities and towns'26/02/2024 Local authorities in the North and Midlands have a year to prepare plans for a £4.7bn Local Transport Fund, which is mainly capital funding and can be used for road schemes. |
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