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From Secretary of State for Transport
  • Major roads investment in the north east and Yorkshire

    18 new road schemes worth £2.3 billion for Yorkshire and the north east of England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Major roads investment in the south west

    £2 billion roads investment for the south west of England will create 1,300 new jobs and tackle A303 bottleneck.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transport resilience

    Announces publication of the government's response to the transport resilience review.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising 27 November 2014

    Announcing the intention to award the Intercity East Coast rail passenger franchise to Inter City Railways Limited.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More seats, more services and new trains for East Coast passengers

    East Coast franchise awarded to Inter City Railways, a consortium of Stagecoach and Virgin.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy PM announces £214 million investment in cycling

    The biggest single investment in cycling will be unveiled by Nick Clegg today to help make it easier and safer to get on your bike in the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Launch of the Independent Transport Commission's HS2 report

    Welcomes the publication of the Independent Transport Commission's 'Ambitions and opportunities' report into HS2.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rural charities win hundreds of new minibuses as new £25 million fund made available

    New funding for minibuses to community transport operators in rural and isolated areas.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transport: the driver of Birmingham's success

    Highlights the government's transport investment at the launch of Birmingham's 20-year vision for improving transport across the city.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Train takes centre stage at a ceremony of remembrance

    Secretary of State for Transport joined military personnel to welcome the ‘For the Fallen’ at Kings Cross Station.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 92% of people feel ashamed to drink and drive as 50th anniversary THINK! campaign is launched

    Massive change in attitude to drink driving since THINK! campaign launched 50 years ago.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The role of buses

    Speech at the EuroBus Expo in Birmingham about the important role buses play in the backbone of transport and the economy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Safeguarding consultation on HS2 route to Crewe launched

    Consultation to enable protection of land for potential development of HS2 Phase Two.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HS2 route to Crewe: safeguarding consultation launched

    Announces the launch of a consultation on safeguarding land for Phase Two of HS2 between Fradley and Crewe.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transforming transport connectivity in the north

    The Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin discusses transforming transport connectivity in the north.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HS2 supply chain conference: a new phase for the HS2 programme

    Encourages suppliers about how industry can work together and get involved in the next phase of the HS2 project.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government crackdown on illegal foreign registered vehicles

    Foreign registered vehicles on Britain’s roads illegally will be seized by police under plans unveiled today by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New high speed rail college to be in Birmingham and Doncaster

    The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail will be located in Birmingham and Doncaster.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Passengers to benefit from investment in Nottingham to Lincoln rail service

    A package of improvements to improve rail services for thousands of passengers commuting between Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sky’s the limit for UK links with China

    UK and China agree deal paving the way for more flights.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government