Transport

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Tom Forth calls for transparency in government spending decisions

In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Darren Shirley of Campaign for Better Transport looks at what Conservative pledges mean for connectivity

BEIS secretary Andrea Leadsom says departments across government have worked to agree the deal in an incredibly short timeframe

Evaluation underway after warnings that contract with operator Arriva may collapse within months

As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories

Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building is the best option

Party proposes government-run ‘one-stop shop’ for all train trips, as welll as one-third cut in fares

Contraflow scheme was activated amid preparation for a possible no-deal exit from the EU, just as government requested a Brexit extension

Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury

Transport for London and department need up to £650m more to complete late-running project

MPs applaud departmental drive to secure longer-term funding to tackle poor maintenance

Freight service will transport medical supplies with short shelf lives like radioisotopes and human organs

Transport secretary also reveals Northern franchise could be nationalised over contractor's poor performance

Announcement comes as HMRC confirms it has registered 95,000 businesses for simplified import procedures

Government won't fly in medicines in first batch of contracts awarded through £300m post-Brexit framework

Highways England, Network Rail and HS2 will be expected to justify performance-related-pay awards to ministers

Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Nick Smallwood reflects on his first few months since joining government in August and his aims for the agency in 2020

Government says updated freight capacity procurement ahead of planned 31 October exit has avoided problems that led to settlement

Chancellor will say work to improve UK infrastructure ‘must start here and now’

Watchdog says disruption cannot be ruled out despite health secretary Matt Hancock's guarantee

Contract signed as DfT says disruption caused by "lack of trader readiness" could slow down imports of medicines via some ports

The government quickly became the UK’s fifth largest airline following the closure of Monarch Airlines. After winning the project delivery excellence award at the 2018 Civil Service Awards, Eirik Pitkethly told Civil Service World earlier this year how the Department for Transport did it

DfT says freight services will avoid Dover, Folkestone or Barking, where Brexit disruption is likely

All this week, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress on the Government Major Project Portfolio across four categories: military capability, ICT, infrastructure and construction, and transformation and service delivery. This section looks at some of Britain’s biggest building projects