Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Roads and Buses)

Organisations: Department for Transport

Responsibilities

The Minister for Roads and Buses is responsible for:   

• roads
• motoring agencies
• micromobility
• buses
• automated vehicles (AVs)
• accessibility

The Minister for Buses and Local Transport replaced this role on 22 July 2026.

Previous holders of this role

1. Simon Lightwood MP

   2024 to 2026

Announcements

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• Protecting marketing terms for automated vehicles
  • 07 July 2026
  • Written statement
• Government backs Brighton beaches with new funding
  • 06 July 2026
  • Press release
• New consultation on draft statutory statement of safety principles for automated vehicles
  • 17 June 2026
  • Written statement
• Public invited to have their say on self-driving vehicle safety
  • 17 June 2026
  • Press release
• How well does your council fix potholes? Tough new guidance for councils will end ‘patch up’ fixes and lead to smoother, safer journeys
  • 09 June 2026
  • Press release
• Passengers one step closer to booking taxi and bus-style self-driving vehicles
  • 22 May 2026
  • Press release
• EM on vehicles with fuel & energy monitoring devices (C(2026)864)
  • 18 May 2026
  • Policy paper
• EM on access to vehicle on-board information (C(2026)1811)
  • 18 May 2026
  • Policy paper
• EM on performance and requirements for vehicles (C(2026)1808)
  • 18 May 2026
  • Policy paper
• End of the road for unofficial driving test booking services
  • 12 May 2026
  • News story

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