Select committee: Transport Committee
Work of the Secretary of State for Transport
Open
Opened 31 Oct 2024
Transport Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee will question the Secretary of State about policy, expenditure and administration across the remit of the Department for Transport.
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 31 October 2024.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 4 oral evidence sessionsLatest 17 June 2026
- 4 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to follow-up evidence from 17 June 2026, dated 29 June 20268 July 2026, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session17 June 2026, Oral evidence
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the Work of the Secretary of State for Transport, dated 3 December 202511 December 2025, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 17 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Jo Shanmugalingam · Department for Transport,
Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP · Department for Transport
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| 12 Nov 2025 |
Oral evidence session
Jo Shanmugalingam · Department for Transport,
Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP · Department for Transport
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| 23 Apr 2025 |
Work of the Secretary of State
Jo Shanmugalingam · Department for Transport,
Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP · Department for Transport
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| 13 Nov 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB · Department for Transport,
Jo Shanmugalingam · Department for Transport,
Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP · Department for Transport
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Jo Shanmugalingam · Permanent Secretary | Department for Transport | 4 |
| Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP · Secretary of State | Department for Transport | 3 |
| Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB · Permanent Secretary | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP · Secretary of State | Department for Transport | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 8 Jul 2026 | To committee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to follow-up evidence from 17 June 2026, dated 29 June 2026 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | To committee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the Work of the Secretary of State for Transport, dated 3 December 2025 |
| 21 May 2025 | To committee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to evidence session on 23 April, dated 13 May 2025 |
| 10 Dec 2024 | From committee | Letter to Secretary of State for Transport relating to her appointment, dated 6 December 2024 |
| 13 Nov 2024 | To committee | Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the Budget, dated 6 November 2024 |