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The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved .
The super-department Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions was created in 1997 for Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. In 2001, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions was widely considered unwieldy and so was broken up, [ 9 ] with the Transport functions now combined with Local Government and the ...
A critical issue for the transport sector is its contribution to climate change emissions. Transport became the largest sector of greenhouse gas emissions in 2016. [13] Since 1990 carbon dioxide emissions from transport in the UK have reduced by just 4% compared with an economy-wide reduction of 43%. [13]
Department for Transport: The Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP Secretar y of State for Transport: Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB Permanent Secretary [14] [15] Department for Work and Pensions: The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Sir Peter Schofield KCB Permanent Secretary [16] [17] Department of Health and Social Care: The ...
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the minister for transport . The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agencies administering transport in nations who do not employ ministers.
Transport by canal and navigable river, once important, is minimal. Shipping provides the primary means of transport for import and export of goods. The Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network in England.
In June 2001, the department was renamed the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), with the Environment portfolio being merged with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food into the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. All departments were given their own Secretaries of State.
The Minister of State for Rail is a mid-level ministerial position in the Department for Transport of the Government of the United Kingdom. The minister is deputy to the Secretary of State for Transport .