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Transport Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Transport Committee is nominated by the House of Commons to scrutinise the Department for Transport. Its formal remit is to hold Ministers and Departments to account, and to investigate matters of public concern where there is a need for accountability to the public through Parliament.

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7 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Getting to work: transport connecting young people to jobs and training
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 16 October 2026
Opened 21 July 2026
Safer journeys for women and girls
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 9 October 2026
Opened 1 July 2026
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement
Opened 24 June 2026
Road Safety Strategy
Opened 29 January 2026
Supercharging the EV transition
Opened 18 December 2025
Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration
Opened 24 July 2025
Licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles
Report:
Published
On 10 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 10 August 2026
Opened 16 July 2025

Non-inquiry work

Regular evidence sessions
Some committees take evidence from certain officeholders or organisations on a regular basis outside the structure of an inquiry.
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Legislative scrutiny
Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.

Latest news

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MPs launch inquiry into transport connecting young people to jobs and training
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry exploring the issue of transport as a barrier to young people finding and taking up employment
21 July 2026
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Safer journeys for women and girls: MPs launch inquiry
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry looking at how effectively the Government is helping to keep women and girls safe as they travel
16 July 2026
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Transport Committee Chair comments on Government response to ports report
The Chair of the Transport Committee has commented on the Government’s response to its report on the National Policy Statement (NPS) for Ports.
9 July 2026

Latest publications

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Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the impact of the EU Entry/Exit System, dated 17 July 2026
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Correspondence
4th Report - National Policy Statement for Ports
Inquiry National Policy Statement for Ports
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HC 1028
Report
Response to this report
National Policy Statement for Ports: Government response to the Transport Committee and Consultation
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Government Response
National Policy Statement for Ports: Government response to the Transport Committee and Consultation
Inquiry National Policy Statement for Ports
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Government Response

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