Department for Transport – Ministerial Responsibilities

Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP – Secretary of State for Transport
•    Overall responsibility for Transport Strategy, including economic growth and climate change.
•    Transport Security
•    High Speed Rail Strategy

Rt Hon Simon Burns MP – Minister of State for Transport
•    Rail Strategy (including overall fares policy)
•    HS2
•    International & Europe
•    Aviation (including Air Accident Investigation Branch)
•    Corporate issues (including correspondence improvement and Civil Service reform)

Norman Baker MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
•    Rail (including commercial, operational performance and community rail)
•    Buses (including concessionary fares)
•    Taxis
•    Light rail and trams
•    Smart ticketing (including rail fares & ticketing)
•    Traffic Management
•    Regional and Local Transport (including roads, maintenance, major projects & winter resilience)
•    Natural environment (including bio-fuels)
•    Sustainable travel – including walking and cycling
•    Accessibility and equalities
•    Alternatives to travel
•    SMEs and growth

Stephen Hammond MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
•    Strategic Roads and Highways Agency
•    Motoring Agencies
•    Road safety and standards
•    Freight and Logistics (including lorry road user charging)
•    Maritime and dangerous goods (including Maritime and Coastguard Agency)
•    London
•    Crossrail
•    Better regulation