Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport

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Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

  • accessibility across all transport modes
  • buses and taxis
  • high speed rail (HS2)
  • maritime
  • Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
  • maritime security
  • skills and apprenticeships
  • the Year of Engineering

Current role holder: Nusrat Ghani MP

Nusrat Ghani MP was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport and Assistant Government Whip on 9 January 2018. She was elected Conservative MP for Wealden in 2015.

Education

Nusrat was the first woman in her family to be formally educated. She attended state comprehensive school before studying at Birmingham City University (BA Government and Politics) and Leeds University (MA International Relations).

Political career

Nusrat was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office in 2017. She also served as the Chair of the Prime Minister’s Apprenticeship Diversity Network.

Select Committee membership:

  • Committee on Arms Export Controls (October 2017 to January 2018)
  • Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission (September 2017 to January 2018)
  • Foreign Affairs Committee (September 2017 to January 2018)
  • Armed Forces Bill Committee (October 2015 to November 2015)
  • Home Affairs Committee (July 2015 to May 2017)

Career outside politics

Before beginning her career in politics, Nusrat was employed by the charities Age UK and Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and later for the BBC World Service.

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  1. LEGO® teams up with Year of Engineering campaign to inspire and develop the engineers of the future

    • News story

  2. Framework document for High Speed 2 Ltd (May 2018)

    • Statement to Parliament

  3. KidZania London joins forces with Year of Engineering campaign

    • News story

  4. Better connections to ports to help business growth

    • News story

  5. Transport infrastructure for our global future: a study of England’s port connectivity and supporting documents

    • Statement to Parliament

  6. Government welcomes Year of Engineering partnership with Apple

    • News story

  7. Light dues 2018 to 2019

    • Statement to Parliament

  8. Greenhouse gases from international shipping

    • Statement to Parliament

  9. Free bus passes for older and disabled people protected for the future

    • News story

  10. Government announces £48 million for cleaner, greener buses

    • News story
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