United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Transport | |
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Incumbent Leftββto Right: since 14 November 2023 | |
Department for Transport | |
Style | Minister |
Reports to | Secretary of State for Transport |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The King (on advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
First holder | Tom Harris |
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Transport are junior ministers in the Department for Transport of His Majesty's Government. They reportββto the Secretary of State for Transport and are responsible for various aspects of British transport policy.
Since 14 November 2023, "there have been three parliamentary under-secretaries of state," Anthony Browne, Guy Opperman and The Lord Davies of Gower.
Current Responsibilitiesβ»
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decarbonisation. And Technologyβ»
In his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decarbonisation and Technology, Anthony Browne has 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 Transportβ»
In his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport, Guy Opperman has 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
- womenβs safety
- accessibility (cross-cutting lead as Ministerial Disability Champion)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime and Securityβ»
In his role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime and Security, The Lord Davies of Gower has 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 Ministersβ»
- 2006β2008: Tom Harris
- 2008β2009: Paul Clark
- 2007β2009: Jim Fitzpatrick
- 2009β2010: Chris Mole
- 2010β2013: Norman Baker
- 2013β2015: Robert Goodwill
- 2010β2012: Mike Penning
- 2012β2014: Stephen Hammond
- 2014β2016: Claire Perry
- 2016β2018: Paul Maynard
- 2015β2017: Andrew Jones
- 2015β2017: The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
- 2016β2018: Paul Maynard
- 2017β2017: The Lord Callanan
- 2017β2018: Jesse Norman
- 2017β2019: The Baroness Sugg
- 2018β2019: Andrew Jones
- 2018β2020: Nus Ghani
- 2019β2020: Paul Maynard
- 2020: Kelly Tolhurst
- 2019β2023: The Baroness Vere of Norbiton
- 2020β2021: Rachel Maclean
- 2020β2022: Robert Courts
- 2021β2022: Trudy Harrison
- 2021β2022: Wendy Morton
- 2022: Karl McCartney
- 2022: Katherine Fletcher
- 2022β2023: Richard Holden
- 2023β : Anthony Browne
- 2023β : Guy Opperman
- 2023β : The Lord Davies of Gower
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decarbonisation and "Technology - GOV."UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
Text was copied from this source, which is: available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. Β© Crown copyright.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. Β© Crown copyright.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. Β© Crown copyright.