Transport Briefing

Local transport decision making reforms set out

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Local enterprise partnerships are to be put at the heart of local transport project decision making under proposals announced this week by transport secretary Justine Greening. The Secretary of State...

Osborne calls on China and Japan for transport

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne returns from the Far East today (19 January) after a three day visit discussing transport investment with senior government and financial leaders. While in...

Westminster off-peak parking overhaul reversed

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

City of Westminster Council has bowed to pressure to rethink parking charges in central London on evenings and Sunday afternoons. In August 2011 Westminster's cabinet formally approved a raft of new...

Ministers accused of sustainable transport spin

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Friends of the Earth Scotland and Transform Scotland have hit out at the Scottish Government's presentation of its Future Transport Fund as a boost for sustainable transport, claiming it masks plans...

Anglo-Scottish sleeper upgrade secures �100m+

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The future of London-Scotland sleeper services appears to have been safeguarded after the Scottish Government confirmed it would provide at least �50m to match the �50m offered by the Westminster...

Audit office: Fast-acting DfT lacked long term plan

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Department for Transport has been praised by the National Audit Office for its preparations for the government's autumn 2010 comprehensive spending review. But in a newly published report,

DfT begins search for new permanent secretary

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Lin Homer, permanent secretary at the Department for Transport, is to join HM Revenue and Customs as chief executive. Homer became the top transport civil servant a year ago, transferring to the DfT...

Ebbw-Newport link absent from transport plan

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Wales Transport Minister Carl Sargeant has launched a prioritised National Transport Plan which sets out government spending on transport projects between now and 2015. The strategy lists measures to...

Public sector strike hits transport provision

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Bus, ferry, Metro and train services have been suspended as public sector workers stage a one-day walkout. Public transport users in Northern Ireland are hardest hit. State owned operator Translink...

AS11: Osborne identifies more money for transport

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Wide ranging investment in transport projects and support for cash strapped motorists and rail users has been promised in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement and the accompanying...