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Formed | 29 May 2002 |
Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
Headquarters | Great Minster House, Horseferry Road, London |
Annual budget | £2.9 billion; 2019–20[1] |
Secretary of State responsible | |
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Website | www |
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The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently (since 5 July 2024) Louise Haigh.
The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department of Transport are scrutinised by the Transport Committee.[2]
The Transport Committee is charged by the House of Commons with scrutiny of the Department for Transport. Its formal remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies.