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    DfT rapped for 'kicking the can down the track' on rail governance
    20 Feb 2019 Transport
    DfT rapped for 'kicking the can down the track' on rail governance

    The Transport Select Committee had called for clearer oversight of rail timetabling changes


    ‘Buddy’ departments sharing staff and a clearing hub for secondments – perm secs reveal Brexit no-deal plans
    15 Feb 2019 Transport
    ‘Buddy’ departments sharing staff and a clearing hub for secondments – perm secs reveal Brexit no-deal plans

    Defra’s Clare Moriarty and DfT’s Bernadette Kelly update MPs on Brexit staffing plans for frontline departments


    DfT perm sec: ministerial direction ‘unnecessary’ for collapsed ferry contract
    14 Feb 2019 Transport
    DfT perm sec: ministerial direction ‘unnecessary’ for collapsed ferry contract

    Bernadette Kelly defends department’s due diligence over Seaborne Freight debacle


    DfT was warned of 'significant risks' before signing Seaborne Freight ferry contract
    12 Feb 2019 Transport
    DfT was warned of 'significant risks' before signing Seaborne Freight ferry contract

    DfT only received three bids for no-deal ferry contracts, NAO review finds


    Government cancels Brexit contract it struck with ferry firm which has no ferries
    11 Feb 2019 Transport
    Government cancels Brexit contract it struck with ferry firm which has no ferries

    FoI requests before the deal was scrapped reveal external advisers to controversial contract


    £80m support and an exports pledge – BEIS’s post-Brexit offer to Nissan revealed
    05 Feb 2019 Transport
    £80m support and an exports pledge – BEIS’s post-Brexit offer to Nissan revealed

    Details of planned support package published by business secretary Greg Clark after firm reverses pledge to manufacture new model at Sunderland plant


    DfT's no-deal ferry contracts were lawful, insists Grayling
    30 Jan 2019 Transport
    DfT's no-deal ferry contracts were lawful, insists Grayling

    The Transport Select Committee was told there was “no lawful basis” to use emergency powers to award contracts worth millions without an open tender.


    Grayling defends DfT's 'accelerated competitive process' for Brexit no-deal ferry contracts
    08 Jan 2019 Transport
    Grayling defends DfT's 'accelerated competitive process' for Brexit no-deal ferry contracts

    The transport secretary defended the department's decision to award a £13.8m contract to a company that owns no ferries.


    Open competition planned for project management chief after Meggs departure
    11 Dec 2018 Transport
    Open competition planned for project management chief after Meggs departure

    Matthew Vickerstaff named as interim successor to government project chief ahead of a full recruitment drive in 2019


    IPA chief Tony Meggs to head up Crossrail as delayed scheme gets DfT bailout
    11 Dec 2018 Transport
    IPA chief Tony Meggs to head up Crossrail as delayed scheme gets DfT bailout

    Whitehall projects chief to chair body constructing cross-London line as it is revealed project faces further delays to opening and requires £1.4bn in extra funds


    Organised criminals could exploit ‘no deal’ Brexit chaos, warns PAC chair
    06 Dec 2018 Transport
    Organised criminals could exploit ‘no deal’ Brexit chaos, warns PAC chair

    HMRC, Defra and cross-departmental borders group urged to update MPs on contingency-planning work


    HS2 and Crossrail chief Terry Morgan resigns after predicting he would be sacked
    06 Dec 2018 Transport
    HS2 and Crossrail chief Terry Morgan resigns after predicting he would be sacked

    Department for Transport names Allan Cook as replacement for high-speed rail role


    Summer rail chaos: DfT governance and decision-making structures were 'inadequate', say MPs
    05 Dec 2018 Transport
    Summer rail chaos: DfT governance and decision-making structures were 'inadequate', say MPs

    Lines of accountability 'failed or simply did not exist' report finds


    Highways England: union slams DfT company’s ‘insulting’ 1% pay offer
    29 Nov 2018 Transport
    Highways England: union slams DfT company’s ‘insulting’ 1% pay offer

    Union says Highways England chief received 9.7% rise last year


    Brexit ports outlook stormy as PAC warns DfT plans 'worryingly underdeveloped'
    29 Nov 2018 Transport
    Brexit ports outlook stormy as PAC warns DfT plans 'worryingly underdeveloped'

    The PAC also warned of a “significant and growing risk” that DfT would not be adequately prepared for a no-deal Brexit.


    Ready for take off? How Heathrow expansion got back on the runway
    28 Nov 2018 Transport
    Ready for take off? How Heathrow expansion got back on the runway

    The government’s recent moves to get the expansion of airport capacity off the ground are the latest twist in one of the UK’s longest running policy sagas. Richard Johnstone considers whether this new plan will take flight


    Tributes paid to DVSA inspectors killed on duty 25 years ago
    22 Nov 2018 Transport
    Tributes paid to DVSA inspectors killed on duty 25 years ago

    Alan Singleton and Simon Bruno were fatally shot while undertaking a routine inspection on 22 November 1993


    PCS chief Serwotka: borders staff expect no-deal Brexit chaos
    16 Nov 2018 Transport
    PCS chief Serwotka: borders staff expect no-deal Brexit chaos

    PCS boss says members report lack of preparedness for cliff-edge exit from European Union in March


    2018 Civil Service Award winners announced in ceremony that paid tribute to Sir Jeremy Heywood
    09 Nov 2018 Transport
    2018 Civil Service Award winners announced in ceremony that paid tribute to Sir Jeremy Heywood

    Department for Transport, Ministry of Justice, Cabinet Office and Department for Work and Pensions teams among those honoured at ceremony


    MPs call for chance to scrutinise more DfT appointments to transport bodies
    07 Nov 2018 Transport
    MPs call for chance to scrutinise more DfT appointments to transport bodies

    Transport committee approves fomer airport chief as rail regulator chair


    DfT's project problems linked to 'over-optimistic' staff
    25 Oct 2018 Transport
    DfT's project problems linked to 'over-optimistic' staff

    But MPs hear department's confidence does not extend to no-deal Brexit preparations


    Accountability for rail timetabling fiasco was ‘too diluted’, says Grayling
    24 Oct 2018 Transport
    Accountability for rail timetabling fiasco was ‘too diluted’, says Grayling

    The transport secretary also told MPs the UK's franchising model was 'shaky'


    Rail regulator makes tracks to BEIS
    03 Oct 2018 Transport
    Rail regulator makes tracks to BEIS

    Whittington will start as director general, energy and security at BEIS on Friday


    HMRC told to clarify no-deal Brexit cost projections
    21 Sep 2018 Transport
    HMRC told to clarify no-deal Brexit cost projections

    Parliamentary committee calls for detailed breakdown on £18bn annual-cost-to-business figure as Chequers Plan customs vision falters


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