Transport

On this page you will find campaign responses related to the Department for Transport. The department is responsible for:

  • providing policy, guidance, and funding to English local authorities to help them run and maintain their road networks, improve passenger and freight travel, and develop new major transport schemes
  • investing in, maintaining and operating around 4,300 miles of the motorway and trunk road network in England through Highways England
  • setting the strategic direction for the rail industry in England and Wales – funding investment in infrastructure through Network Rail, awarding and managing rail franchises, and regulating rail fares
  • improving English bus services through funding and regulation
  • working to make our roads less congested and polluted by promoting lower carbon transport, including cycling and walking
  • encouraging the use of new technology such as smart ticketing and low carbon vehicles
  • maintaining high standards of safety and security in transport
  • supporting the maritime sector by producing the overall strategy and planning policy for ports in England and Wales
  • setting national aviation policy, working with airlines, airports, the Civil Aviation Authority and NATS (the UK’s air traffic service)
Campaigns

Guide Dogs and Taxis

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about guide dogs on taxis and minicabs. It is of paramount importance that disabled people are able to travel safely, confidently and independently.

Bus Regulation

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about EDM 382 and bus deregulation.  Buses are the backbone of the UK’s public transport network, being used for twice as many journeys as trains and from thousands more stopping places across the country. As you are aware, since 1986, bussing in

E-Scooters and Impaired Sight / Blindness

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about the electric scooter trials. As you will be aware, the Department for Transport (DfT) is running a series of electric scooter trials in select areas across the country.

Fuel Duty and Prices

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about fuel prices. I welcome the fact that the decision to freeze fuel duty for ten consecutive years has saved the average driver over £1,000. Cars and motor transport are essential to many people here in Lincolnshire and I a

Smart Motorways

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about smart motorways. Following concerns about the safety of smart motorways, the Department for Transport undertook a stocktake of the smart motorway network and a review of the safety evidence. The evidence, now published, shows that overall s

Coronavirus: Compulsory Basic Training (CBT)

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about compulsory basic training (CBT) and lockdown.  As part of national lockdown restrictions, all training and testing in England has been postponed until further notice.

Eurostar

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about Eurostar. I appreciate that the international rail sector, with other international travel sectors, has faced significant challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, as passenger demand has declined substantially.  I therefore welcome that

Coronavirus: British Airways Staff

I regret the commercial decisions that BA have announced, not least because the airline was benefiting from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which was not designed to fund the wages of employees only for companies to put the same staff on notice of redundancy during the furlough period.

Improving Local Transport

Decent, reliable transport connections are vital, not just to boost growth and bring our communities together, but to rejuvenate our market towns that can sometimes feel left behind. We are modernising our roads and railways, to improving the everyday services that people rely on to get to work, vi
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Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about cycling and walking. I am pleased with the progress that has been made over the past six years in encouraging cycling and walking.

Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about cycling and walking. I am pleased with the progress that has been made over recent years in encouraging cycling and walking.

E10 Petrol

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about E10 fuel. Low-carbon fuels such as bioethanol play an important role in helping the UK meet its carbon budgets.

E10 Petrol Campaign

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about the introduction of E10. I share your belief in the importance of the bioethanol industry. Not only is it a source of jobs and growth for many, it is also integral to building a cleaner economy.

Guide Dogs

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about discrimination against guide dog owners. Everyone deserves the right to travel with comfort and dignity and guide dogs give people with disabilities the freedom and confidence to work and visit friends independently.

Heathrow Flag Carriers Campaign

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about expansion at Heathrow Airport. The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) makes clear that expansion at Heathrow is intended to generate increased competition between airlines, more destination and route choices for passengers and lower fares,

Road Safety

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about road safety. Every road user has a responsibility to behave safely and with consideration for others as set out in the Highway Code.

Talking Buses

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about audio visual information on buses. Audio visual equipment on buses can support a wide range of disabled passengers to feel sufficiently confident to use buses.

Third Runway at Heathrow

Dear Constituent, Thank you for contacting me about the expansion of Heathrow Airport. The Government’s decision to support a new runway at Heathrow in the Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) will deliver a boost of up to £74 billion to the economy and ensure the UK maintains its position as