Transport Committee

Ruth Cadbury elected as Chair of Transport Committee

Ruth Cadbury MP elected as Chair of Transport Committee

11 September 2024

Nominations open for the Transport Committee Chair

5 September 2024

General Election 2024 - Select Committees

Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.

30 May 2024

Publication of Report: The work of the Transport Committee in the 2019 Parliament

Transport Committee publishes a short report outlining work that could be taken forward by the new Committee in the next Parliament

28 May 2024

MPs to debate National Networks National Policy Statement following Transport Committee inquiry

The Government’s new suite of planning regulations that ministers will use to determine ‘nationally significant’ road and rail projects will be debated in the House of Commons

25 March 2024

Transport Committee launches new inquiry to scrutinise draft Rail Reform Bill

Committee invites experts to share their views on its proposals.

28 February 2024

Transport Committee warns Government not to overlook risks as it presses ahead with plans for rail ‘strikes’ regulations

Government responds to Transport Committee report on Minimum service levels for rail

4 December 2023

Self-driving vehicles: MPs welcome new Bill but say safety ambition is ‘too weak’

24 November 2023

Transport Committee criticises proposed rail ticket office closures as going too far, too fast

Committee writes to the rail minister, with concerns about the proposed closures of rail ticket offices

23 October 2023

DfT indicates future focus on motorway and A road renewal after trouble with major schemes in response to Transport Committee

20 October 2023

New planning policies for major road and rail schemes need clarifying against Net Zero laws, says Transport Committee

20 October 2023

How would new strikes laws actually work? Transport Committee sets 9 tests for Government

Transport Committee publishes report on Minimum service levels for rail

22 September 2023

Legislation needed to continue great British success story of self-driving vehicles

Transport Committee publishes its report on the future of self-driving vehicles

15 September 2023

Prioritise strategic road maintenance over new enhancements, Transport Committee tells DfT

Transport Committee publishes report on DfT's strategic road investment portfolios

27 July 2023

Accessible Transport: Committee re-opens evidence submissions after proposals to close train ticket offices

Transport Committee calls for evidence as part of its inquiry into Accessible Transport

14 July 2023

HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail: DfT signals it will look again at options in response to Transport Committee

The Transport Committee has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will follow its recommendations by revisiting its decision to snub Bradford from plans to develop rail networks in the North and Midlands

13 July 2023

Transport Committee launches two new inquiries following Dragon’s Den-style ‘Our Future Transport’ campaign

The Transport Committee today launches two new in-depth inquiries following its Our Future Transport campaign, where MPs invited the public to pitch ideas on what the Committee should investigate

30 June 2023

Transport Committee launches new inquiry into future uses of data to improve transport

The Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry that will investigate the future uses of data in the transport sector to innovate and improve services

30 June 2023

Does the Government have a joined up plan for investing in transport? Committee launches new inquiry

The Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry that will examine how the Government develops strategic objectives for transport policy

30 June 2023

Transport Committee calls for sustained financial support for bus services in England

Committee publishes DfT’s response to its own report that scrutinised the National Bus Strategy

22 June 2023

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