Department for Transport Ministerial Responsibilities

This is breakdown of the Department for Transport ministerial responsibilities following the most recent reshuffle.  Useful when writing to your M.P.

Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport:

• transport strategy, including economic growth and climate change
• spending review
• transport security
• high speed rail

Baroness Kramer, Minister of State of Transport:

• HS2 – Phase Two
• rail – funding and futures (including RIS, SOFA, ORR, stations policy)
• cities and urban renewal (including growth deals and Heseltine Review)
• localism and devolution
• local connectivity (including smart ticketing, buses, taxis, light rail and trams)
• accessibility and equalities
• future transport (including ULEV)
• natural environnent (including biofuels)
• SMEs
• international

Robert Goodwill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport:

• aviation
• strategic roads and Highways Agency
• motoring agencies
• road safety and standards
• freight and logistics – including lorry road user charging
• local roads
• cycling
• HS2 Phase One
• Europe

Stephen Hammond, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport:

• rail – (including operational issues, major projects, fares and ticketing, Rail Delivery Group reform, franchising)
• London (including Crossrail)
• maritime
• Better Regulation
• corporate