Safety on smart motorways: Highways England statement
Highways England has released the following statement to the media in relation to recent commentary about the safety performance of smart motorways...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 14:52
Extra motorway lanes saving drivers 40 minutes each week
Extra lanes and new technology on one of England’s busiest stretches of motorway are saving commuters up to 40 minutes each week...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 14:51
John Mann MP appointed interim Treasury Committee Chair
Following the appointment of the former Chair of the Treasury Committee, Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP, as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 14:49
Government has misled Parliament and the public on costs of HS2 – Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to the written ministerial statement on the HS2 project which is 7 years late and £20bn over budget, said...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 13:50
CBI respond to HS2 cost and timetable change news
Responding to the news that HS2 could cost more and take longer to build that previously thought, CBI Director of Infrastructure Tom Thackray said...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 13:48
BCC comments on DfT statement on HS2
Commenting on the written ministerial statement on HS2 by the Secretary of State for Transport, Mike Spicer, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 13:47
EU (Withdrawal): Motion submitted under SO 24
Attached is the full motion being put forward under SO24 later today to allow MPs to take control of the business and push through a bill to potentially delay Brexit and rule out the no-deal scenario...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 13:02
Written statement on HS2 Update - Sep 3
Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Transport): The Prime Minister and I have been clear about the potential for transport investment to drive growth, redistribute opportunity and support towns and cities across the UK...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 12:59
Williamson to make statement on education funding
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will be making a statement in the Commons late, updating MPs on announcements made during the recess concerning education funding...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 12:22
Written statement on Clean Steel Fund and Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Fund - Sep 3
Andrea Leadsom (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy): Moving to net zero greenhouse gas emissions for the UK economy requires transformation across all sectors of the economy and unprecedented levels of investment in green and low carbon technologies..
Tuesday, 3 September 2019 10:18