Ministerial role

Minister of State

Organisations: Department for Transport

Responsibilities

The Minister is responsible for:

• transport technology and innovation
• Future of Mobility Grand Challenge
• decarbonisation and environment
• Office for Low Emission Vehicles
• Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
• spaceports
• devolution and housing
• East-West Arc connectivity
• Shadow roads Minister in the Commons

Previous holders of this role

1. George Freeman MP

   2019 to 2020

Announcements

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• Progress for Oxford-Cambridge Arc as government announces preferred East West Rail central section
  • 30 January 2020
  • News story
• Funding for on-street chargepoints doubled to help charge up electric vehicle revolution
  • 21 January 2020
  • News story
• Electric taxis to go wireless thanks to new charging tech trial
  • 17 January 2020
  • News story
• First of a Kind 2020 launches to find this century’s Brunel
  • 13 January 2020
  • News story
• Orange peel, rubbish and fatbergs: the fuels behind the future of green transport
  • 30 December 2019
  • News story
• New ‘league table’ reveals electric car charging availability across UK as Transport Secretary calls on local authorities to do more
  • 02 November 2019
  • News story
• Government provides more funds for local authority air quality action
  • 04 October 2019
  • News story
• Government investing almost £1 million in transport tech start-ups
  • 24 September 2019
  • News story
• New system to ensure safety of self-driving vehicles ahead of their sale
  • 04 September 2019
  • News story
• Artificial Intelligence to end future holiday jams caused by roadworks
  • 26 August 2019
  • News story

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