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In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) (Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department responsible for the English transport network and transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (DRD and DOE) which are not devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently Lord Adonis.

History

Government control of transport and diverse associated matters has been reorganised a number of times in modern history^[1], particularly under the current government, being the responsibility of:

• 2002– Department for Transport
• 2001–2002: Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
• 1997–2001: Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
• 1981–1997: Department of Transport
• 1979–1981: Ministry of Transport
• 1976–1979: Department of Transport
• 1970–1976: Department for the Environment
• 1959–1970: Ministry of Transport
• 1953–1959: Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
• 1945–1953: Ministry of Transport
• 1941–1945: Ministry of War Transport - after absorption of Ministry of Shipping
• 1919–1941: Ministry of Transport

The name "Ministry of Transport" lives on in the annual MOT test, which most vehicles used on public roads in the UK are required to pass once they are three years old (4 years in NI).

Current ministers

From 9 June 2009:

• Secretary of State for Transport - Lord Adonis
  • Minister of State - Sadiq Khan MP
    • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Chris Mole MP
    • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Paul Clark MP

The DfT's Permanent Secretary is Robert Devereux (previously a DfT Director-General) who succeeded Sir David Rowlands, following his retirement on 31 May 2007. Rowlands had succeeded Rachel Lomax in 2003, when she became Deputy Governor of the Bank Of England.

Shadow Secretaries

The Conservative Party's Shadow Secretary of State is Theresa Villiers MP.^[2] The Liberal Democrat spokesman is Norman Baker MP.^[3]

Executive agencies

• Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
• Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
• Highways Agency (HA)
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
• Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA)
• Directly Operated Railways

Non-departmental public bodies

The DfT sponsors the following public bodies:

• Renewable Fuels Agency
• Northern Lighthouse Board
• Trinity House Lighthouse Service
• The British Transport Police

See also

• United Kingdom budget
• Transport Direct
• Urban Traffic Management and Control
• Transport Research Laboratory (formerly known as the Road Research Laboratory, then the Transport and Road Research Laboratory); now a privatised company

References

1. ^ "Transport Departments". The National Digital Archive of Datasets. The National Archives. 2008-01-10. http://www.ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk/AH/14/detail.html. Retrieved 13 August 2009.  
2. ^ House of Commons Information Office (8 September 2009). "Her Majesty's Official Opposition". UK Parliament. http://www.parliament.uk/mpslordsandoffices/government_and_opposition/opp.cfm. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
3. ^ House of Commons Information Office (13 July 2009). "Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet and Parliamentary Team". UK Parliament. http://www.parliament.uk/mpslordsandoffices/government_and_opposition/libdems.cfm. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  

External links

• Official website
• Organisation chart

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