Select Committee · Built Environment Committee

Public transport in towns and cities

Status: Closed Opened: 28 Jan 2022 Closed: 17 Apr 2023 1 report

This inquiry will assess public transport travel trends in towns and cities. It will consider the impact of technological and digital developments on travel behaviours, future trends in public transport innovation and how public policy may be shaped in light of these trends. We will consider connectivity across modes and better integration through data and … Show more

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - Public transport in towns and cities 9 Nov 2022 0 Responded

Oral evidence sessions

13 sessions
Date Witnesses
5 Jul 2022 The Baroness Vere of Norbiton · Department for Transport View ↗
28 Jun 2022 Jools Townsend · Community Rail Network, Stephen Edwards · South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority View ↗
21 Jun 2022 Professor John Preston · University of Southampton View ↗
6 Jun 2022 Andy Burnham · Greater Manchester Combined Authority View ↗
26 Apr 2022 Jonathan Bray · Urban Transport Group, Martin Tugwell · Transport for the North View ↗
5 Apr 2022 Dr Erich Forster · WESTbahn Management GmbH, Pauline Cassette · Simouv View ↗
29 Mar 2022 Chris Lane · Transport for West Midlands View ↗
22 Mar 2022 James Freeman · Bus Rapid Transit UK (BRTuk), Peter White · University of Westminster View ↗
15 Mar 2022 Laura Holloway · Enterprise Holdings, Oz Choudhri · Enterprise Holdings View ↗
8 Mar 2022 Martin Howell · Worldline UK, Professor Susan Grant-Muller · Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Sampo Hietanen · MaaS Global View ↗
1 Mar 2022 Mark Hopwood CBE · Great Western Railway, Phil Cameron · Lumo View ↗
8 Feb 2022 Graham Vidler · Confederation of Passenger Transport, Phil Southall · Oxford Bus Company View ↗
1 Feb 2022 Professor Greg Marsden · Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Stephen Joseph OBE · University of Hertfordshire View ↗

Who gave evidence

23 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Andy Burnham · Mayor of Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Combined Authority 1
Chris Lane · Head of Transport Innovation Transport for West Midlands 1
Dr Erich Forster · former Chief Executive Officer WESTbahn Management GmbH 1
Graham Vidler · Chief Executive Confederation of Passenger Transport 1
James Freeman · Chair Bus Rapid Transit UK (BRTuk) 1
Jonathan Bray · Director Urban Transport Group 1
Jools Townsend · Chief Executive Community Rail Network 1
Laura Holloway · Head of Government and Public Affairs UK and Irel… Enterprise Holdings 1
Mark Hopwood CBE · Managing Director Great Western Railway 1
Martin Howell · Transport Markets Director Worldline UK 1
Martin Tugwell · Chief Executive Transport for the North 1
Oz Choudhri · Head of Mobility Solutions UK & Ireland Enterprise Holdings 1
Pauline Cassette · Transport and Mobility Director Simouv 1
Peter White · Emeritus Professor of Public Transport Systems University of Westminster 1
Phil Cameron · Interim Managing Director Lumo 1
Phil Southall · Managing Director Oxford Bus Company 1
Professor Greg Marsden · Professor of Transport Governance Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds 1
Professor John Preston · Transportation Group University of Southampton 1
Professor Susan Grant-Muller · Chair in Technologies and Informatics Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds 1
Sampo Hietanen · Founder and Chief Executive Officer MaaS Global 1
Stephen Edwards · Corporate Director of Public Transport South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority 1
Stephen Joseph OBE · Visiting Professor University of Hertfordshire 1
The Baroness Vere of Norbiton · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads,… Department for Transport 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
28 Mar 2023 To cttee Letter from the Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport, to Lo…
3 Feb 2023 To cttee Letter from Lord Moylan to Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Trans…