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From Secretary of State for Transport
  • EU Transport Council 5 December 2017

    Issues discussed at the EU Transport Council meeting on 5 December 2017, including the EU road transport market, road charging and aviation competition.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Britain open for business as UK and China further relax limits on flights

    Regions set for economic boost as new deal increases the number of passenger services allowed per week.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Boosting construction productivity could deliver £15 billion savings every year

    New plans to improve infrastructure and boost the construction sector’s productivity could save £15 billion a year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • EU Transport Council: agenda for 5 December 2017

    Chris Grayling to attend the December 2017 EU Transport Council covering mobility, freight road tolls, safeguarding competitions plus other issues.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government backs small businesses in transport sector

    New innovation funding announced as firms celebrate Small Business Saturday.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Green light for new Kent motorway junction

    £104m project to create a new motorway junction on the M20 in Kent has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State today (Friday 1 December).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Rail update, 29 November 2017

    Announcing a new strategic vision for rail, a consultation on the next Great Western franchise, and an invitation to tender for the South Eastern franchise.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Strategic vision for rail

    Setting out a vision for our railways, including a new way of operating train and track and changes to the franchising system.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Strategic vision for rail, 29 November 2017

    Announcing a new strategic vision for rail, a consultation on the next Great Western franchise, and an invitation to tender for the South Eastern franchise.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Ian Baulch-Jones has been appointed as non‑executive director at DVSA

    Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, has appointed Ian Baulch-Jones as a new non-executive director to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Record boost to R&D and new transport fund to help build economy fit for the future

    The UK will see its biggest ever increase in research and development investment and a new fund to transform transport connections within city regions across the country, the PM announced on Monday 20 November.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government announces landmark campaign to inspire next generation of engineers

    The Year of Engineering will see government and industry offer young people across the UK a million direct experiences of engineering in a major push to tackle skills gap.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Road haulage update: 15 November 2017

    Withdrawal of the decision to site a lorry park at Stanford West to mitigate Operation Stack impacts.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Getting ready for the automated car revolution

    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling outlines progress with autonomous car technologies, and why insurance is important to market growth.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New Government Envoy for the Year of Engineering announced

    Stephen Metcalfe MP will drive cross-government support for the campaign, which aims to tackle the engineering skills gap.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • HS2 train building to pave way for new era of British jobs

    Shortlisted bidders for the contract to build new HS2 trains must deliver jobs and skills in Britain.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Sustainable growth at heart of future strategy for UK aviation

    Chris Grayling discusses progress with Heathrow expansion and changes to airspace management at the Airports Operators Association (AOA) conference.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government outlines next steps for delivering airport expansion

    Launch of consultation on the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement and government response to the airspace consultation.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Aviation update 24 October 2017

    Launch of consultation on the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement and government response to the airspace consultation.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Improved journeys to South West a step closer as A303 preferred route announced

    The next step in a multi-million pound scheme to give drivers quicker, safer and more reliable journeys in the South West took a major step forward today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government