Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Transport are junior ministers in the Department for Transport of His Majesty's Government. They report to the Secretary of State for Transport and are responsible for various aspects of British transport policy.
Current Responsibilities
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future of Roads
In their role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future of Roads, Lilian Greenwood has responsibility for:
- strategic roads, including:
- National Highways
- Road Investment Strategy (RIS)
- infrastructure planning and delivery
- road safety
- local roads and roads maintenance
- motoring agencies (DVLA, DVSA, VCA)
- haulage and future of freightâ¯â¯
- Kent traffic ÃÂ
- EES and borders
- road vehicle decarbonisation
- environment strategy
- automated vehicles
- international vehicle standards
- traffic and technology ÃÂ
- roads accessibility
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport
In their role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport, Simon Lightwood has responsibility for:
- local transport (buses, taxis, private hire vehicles, light rail)
- local transport decarbonisation
- local transport accessibility, and cross-cutting transport accessibility
- tackling violence against women and girls on the transport network
- active travel
- e-scooters
- modal shift
- regions and devolution
- the departmentâÂÂs relationship with London, including Transport for London
- transport connectivity across the union
- integrated transport strategy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
In their role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Keir Mather has responsibility for:
- rail (including commercial, operational performance and community rail)
- buses (including concessionary fares)
- taxis
- light rail and trams
- smart ticketing (including rail fares and ticketing)
- traffic management
- regional and local transport (including local roads, maintenance, major projects, winter resilience)
- natural environment and climate change
- cleaner fuel and vehicles
- sustainable travel (including walking and cycling)
- accessibility and equalities
- alternatives to travel
- <abbr>SMEs</abbr> and growth
Responsibilities under Sunak Ministry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decarbonisation and Technology
In his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decarbonisation and Technology, Anthony Browne had responsibility for:
- aviation
- transport decarbonisation
- air quality
- technology, (including autonomous vehicles, drones, e-scooters)
- space
- skills, science and research
- corporate (including public appointments)
- aviation accessibility
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport
In his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport, Guy Opperman had responsibility for:
- roads maintenance and infrastructure delivery (including National Highways)
- road safety
- motoring agencies (DVLA, DVSA, VCA)
- local transport including buses, taxis, light rail
- active travel (cycling and walking)
- Kent including BROCK, TAP
- EES and borders
- haulage
- Future of Freight
- womenâÂÂs safety
- accessibility (cross-cutting lead as Ministerial Disability Champion)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime and Security
In his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime and Security, The Lord Davies of Gower had responsibility for:
- primary legislation in the Lords
- maritime
- security (including Ukraine)
- civil contingencies
- international
- union connectivity
- secondary legislation (including retained EU law)
- maritime accessibility
List of Ministers
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