Transport
Transport policy is felt every day in the cost of a train ticket, the state of the roads and whether a bus still runs. It covers the railways and the long argument over ownership and fares, the future of major projects like HS2, road building and maintenance, aviation, and the shift towards electric vehicles and active travel. Big infrastructure decisions commit money for decades and are frequently revised, delayed or cancelled, and the record of what was announced against what was actually delivered is one of the more revealing measures of government competence.
The department responsible
Roads, rail, aviation and electric vehicles. Has spent two decades building HS2 and is now spending the next decade explaining why parts of it aren't being built.
MPs scrutinising this most
By written questions tabled to the department this Parliament.
1. Rt Hon Richard Holden Conservative1,1792. Jerome Mayhew Conservative3303. Alex Mayer Labour2514. Joe Robertson Conservative2445. Dr Al Pinkerton Liberal Democrat211