Speaking at an event to mark International Women’s Day, the Transport Select Committee chair Lilian Greenwood said: “We are a better committee and we do better scrutiny when we hear from a wide range of voices.”

Currently one in four witnesses to evidence sessions hosted by the Transport Committee are female and Lilian would like to hear from more women. “If you are doing work that is interesting, or may relate to our current inquiries, let us know. If we don’t know about it then we might not think to ask you.”

Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport, Ruth Cadbury said that transport it is one of the sectors in which women are least represented. She added: “We have an awful lot to do before we get to gender parity in this sector”. Ruth went on to say that the later this year the All Party Group will publish a policy paper detailing what it is like to be a women in the transport industry in 2019.

According to Women in Transport president Katie Hulland, her group is focused on making sure women working in the sector have a strong voice on public policy issues.

Women in Transport Board member and APPG Secretariat Jo Field MCIHT added: “The future is very bright and exciting for women in transport.”

Also this week, Jo Field was named among the top 10 most inspirational women in public affairs, for International Women’s Day, for her public affairs achievements including setting up the All Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport.