DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
16 Nov 2022 Transport
DfT names winners of £5m rail innovation fund
Projects include self-charging trains, suicide-prevention technology and new ways to carry freight
DfT admits to escalating HS2 cost pressures
28 Oct 2022 Transport
DfT admits to escalating HS2 cost pressures
Figures suggest first phase of high-speed rail line requires £1.9bn of extra cash – up £200m since March
EXCL: Government to spend up to £62m on lease of second ministerial plane Exclusive
12 Oct 2022 Transport
EXCL: Government to spend up to £62m on lease of second ministerial plane
"Brexit jet" lease extension comes despite expected public-spending squeeze and foreign secretary's insistent that “money’s tight”
Public vote will play ‘crucial role’ in choosing site for new rail HQ
05 Jul 2022 Transport
Public vote will play ‘crucial role’ in choosing site for new rail HQ
Transport secretary reveals shortlist of six towns and cities vying to host Great British Rail
Civil service union chief warns ministers to expect more strikes as rail walkout starts
21 Jun 2022 Transport
Civil service union chief warns ministers to expect more strikes as rail walkout starts
Industrial action will spread beyond the rail industry if government fails to tackle cost-of-living crisis, Mark Serwotka says
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
14 Apr 2022 Transport
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
Priti Patel dubs £120m deal with African nation a “world leading migration partnership”
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
31 Mar 2022 Transport
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
HMRC will target resources at companies’ minimum-wage compliance and Insolvency Service will explore Hebblethwaite ban
DVLA pledges ‘urgent investigation' over absenteeism claims
21 Mar 2022 Transport
DVLA pledges ‘urgent investigation' over absenteeism claims
Privacy concerns hamper remote working at the agency, as licence-processing backlogs continue
DfT to review contracts with P&O Ferries after company sacks 800 staff
18 Mar 2022 Transport
DfT to review contracts with P&O Ferries after company sacks 800 staff
Decision is "wholly unacceptable", minister says, as firm faces call to repay furlough cash
Study on ‘Boris bridge’ to link Scotland and Northern Ireland cost £900k
21 Jan 2022 Transport
Study on ‘Boris bridge’ to link Scotland and Northern Ireland cost £900k
Report carried out at Boris Johnson's request showed the bill for a fixed link would be "impossible to justify"
DfT pledges ‘bonfire of the banalities’ for pointless train announcements
21 Jan 2022 Transport
DfT pledges ‘bonfire of the banalities’ for pointless train announcements
Crackdown comes despite reduction in passenger numbers and projected £20bn bill from coronavirus pandemic
HMRC ‘doesn't understand’ problems with new border IT
06 Jan 2022 Transport
HMRC ‘doesn't understand’ problems with new border IT
Lorries unable to enter UK as department acknowledges “error issues” with Goods Vehicles Movement System
MoD spent millions on Afghan crisis charter flights Exclusive
16 Dec 2021 Transport
MoD spent millions on Afghan crisis charter flights
Ministry closed five short-notice whole-aircraft charter agreements over nine days in August
DfT names second permanent secretary
15 Dec 2021 Transport
DfT names second permanent secretary
DG Gareth Davies to take on role, which includes overseeing the decarbonisation of transport
Union members back DVSA de-escalation deal after test dispute
08 Nov 2021 Transport
Union members back DVSA de-escalation deal after test dispute
Members have "spoken loudly and clearly" after row over plans to intensify testing schedules
UK still faces Brexit delivery risks, NAO warns
08 Nov 2021 Transport
UK still faces Brexit delivery risks, NAO warns
Government cannot delay the introduction of import controls “indefinitely”, watchdog says
DfT urged to clarify Crossrail loan repayment plans as costs hit £18.9bn
29 Oct 2021 Transport
DfT urged to clarify Crossrail loan repayment plans as costs hit £18.9bn
Public Accounts Committee also says department needs to set out how it is learning from major project failures
DVSA driving examiners set to strike next week
15 Oct 2021 Transport
DVSA driving examiners set to strike next week
PCS union says it expects up to 1,000 staff to walk out
DfT creates £160k second perm sec role
13 Oct 2021 Transport
DfT creates £160k second perm sec role
Green agenda and transport’s role in levelling up flagged as key work areas
DfT lines up ‘competition’ to find HQ city for Great British Railways
05 Oct 2021 Transport
DfT lines up ‘competition’ to find HQ city for Great British Railways
Places with strong rail links urged to bid for chance to become home to new national operating body
DVSA staff vote to strike over intensified testing schedules
30 Sep 2021 Transport
DVSA staff vote to strike over intensified testing schedules
Examiners and line managers give “overwhelming” support to walkout in union ballot
DfT to take over running of yet another rail franchise as Southeastern stripped of contract
28 Sep 2021 Transport
DfT to take over running of yet another rail franchise as Southeastern stripped of contract
Move follows finding that operator failed to declare £25m of government funding that was due for return
NAO questions ‘need for speed’ in project delivery
27 Sep 2021 Transport
NAO questions ‘need for speed’ in project delivery
Lessons-learned report highlights successes and failures from high-profile programmes rolled out at pace
Whitehall cannot deliver levelling-up agenda alone, says National Infrastructure Commission
23 Sep 2021 Transport
Whitehall cannot deliver levelling-up agenda alone, says National Infrastructure Commission
Independent advisory body warns ministers that properly aiding “left behind” areas will require a fundamental shift in funding