Interministerial Group for Transport Matters Communiqué: 10 December 2020
Updated 18 April 2024
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The Interministerial Group for Transport met on 10 December 2020 by video conference. The meeting was chaired by Baroness Charlotte Vere of Norbiton, Minister for Devolution.
The attending ministers were:
From the UK Government:
- Baroness Charlotte Vere of Norbiton
- David TC Davies MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales
From the Northern Ireland Executive:
- Diane Dodds MLA, Minister for the Economy
- Katrina Godfrey, Permanent Secretary for Infrastructure (deputising for Nichola Mallon MLA, Minister for Infrastructure)
From the Scottish Government:
- Alison Irvine, Director, Transport Scotland (Deputising for Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands)
From the Welsh Government:
- Ken Skates MS, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales
The chair welcomed all attendees to the meeting.
The meeting started with an item on aviation recovery and a discussion on the work being done to recover the industry.
The group discussed the Williams Rail Review and the chair summarised the discussions that Keith Williams, independent chair of the Review, had held with each devolved administration during the course of the review. It was agreed that the group would have a detailed discussion on the findings of the review once the white paper had been published.
The Welsh Government led a discussion on the findings from the Lord Burns commission report noting that it would take some time to implement some of the interventions recommended.
The group discussed the format of the meeting and it was agreed that Baroness Vere would continue as Chair. The chair concluded the meeting with suggestions for items for discussion in future meetings.