Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Department for Transport recall: recent policy developments
Closed
Opened 28 Sep 2020
Closed 25 Mar 2021
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Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
Following our major report earlier this year on progress on the High Speed 2 rail project the Committee will “recall” the Department for Transport Permanent Secretary, Bernadette Kelly, and Director General of the Department’s Rail Group, Ruth Hannant, for questions on progress since our report and on other major transport policy developments, including: - Progress on Crossrail - Rail franchising and the effective renationalisation of the UK’s rail system - Support for the aviation industry, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the fallout from the collapse of travel company Thomas Cook - The £2.4bn A303 Stonehenge tunnel plans recently delayed by an archaeological find near the site If you have evidence on any of these issues that could inform the Committee’s inquiry please submit it here by Friday 9 October.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 28 September 2020.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 15 October 2020
- 4 witnesses
Recent activity
- Correspondence from Bernadette Kelly CB, Permanent Secretary, Transport for London, re Update on DfT Recall, dated 14 September 202121 September 2021, Correspondence
- Correspondence from Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, re DfT Recall, dated 25 February 202122 March 2021, Correspondence
- Correspondence from the Chair to the Department for Transport following up on the session on the Department for Transport recall, dated 4 November 20205 November 2020, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2020 |
DfT recall
Bernadette Kelly · Department for Transport,
Clive Maxwell · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero,
Gareth Davies · Department for Transport,
Ruth Hannant · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Bernadette Kelly · Permanent Secretary | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Clive Maxwell · Second Permanent Secretary | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 |
| Gareth Davies · Second Permanent Secretary | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Ruth Hannant · Permanent Secretary (job share) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
Correspondence
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