Transport Committee

Parliament Louise Ellman MP

Louise Ellman MP (Chairman)

Welcome to the homepage of the Transport Committee.

The Transport Committee is charged by the House of Commons with scrutiny of the Department for Transport. Its formal remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies.

Within its terms of reference, the Committee chooses its own subjects of inquiry and seeks evidence from a wide range of groups and individuals. Once the Committee has chosen an inquiry it normally issues a press notice outlining the main themes of the inquiry and inviting interested parties to submit written evidence. The Committee may also directly invite particular witnesses to submit written or oral evidence.

About the Committee | Attending a meeting | Evidence | Formal Minutes | Latest Publications | Transcripts of oral evidence |  Recent inquiries

Announcements

National Policy Statement on Ports - The Committee launched an inquiry on Tuesday 10 November 2009. See press notice for further details.

The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA): The Committee published its Eighth Special Report of Session 2008-09, The enforcement activities of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA): Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session  2008-09 on Monday 2 November 2009.

Taxes and charges on road users - The Committee published its Sixth Special Report of Session 2008-09, Taxes and charges on road users: Government response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2008-09 on Tuesday 27 October 2009.

Recent oral evidence sessions

Recent inquiries

Progress on individual inquiries can also be found on the Press Notices page. Evidence and reports can be viewed on the Publications page.