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From Secretary of State for Transport
  • Developing a sustainable framework for UK aviation: scoping document

    Written statement by the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • EU Transport Council: 29 March 2011

    EU Transport Council meeting, 31 March 2011, agenda which includes global navigation systems and Switzerland's air traffic agreement.

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

  • Greater London Authority Transport Grant for 2011 to 2012

    Release of the 2011 to 2012 grant amount the government provides to Transport for London for transport services and investment in London.

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

  • Government doubles funding for pothole repairs

    More money is to be given to English highway authorities to repair potholes.

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

  • Government crackdown on drink and drug driving

    Improved testing equipment to detect drink and drug drivers to get go-ahead and key changes to streamline enforcement.

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

  • Drink and drug driving: response to Sir Peter North and Transport Select Committee

    Government's response to a drink and drug driving report by Sir Peter North released in June 2010.

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

  • Airport economic regulation

    Economic regulation framework legislation released.

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

  • Green light for new trains and rail electrification

    £4.5 billion Intercity express programme and £704 million Great Western Main Line electrify plans give go ahead.

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

  • Intercity Express and rail electrification

    Oral statement on plans for the extension of electrification of the Great Western Main Line and for the procurement of a replacement for the diesel intercity trains.

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

  • Investing in Britain's future: high speed rail consultation launched

    Launch of consultation on the government's proposals for high speed rail.

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

  • High speed rail: 28 February 2011

    Written statement by the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • High speed rail: consultation launch 28 February 2011

    Announcing the opening of a consultation into high speed rail.

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

  • More than £100 million of extra funding to repair winter potholes

    English councils have been given more than £100 million of extra funding for repairing road potholes.

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

  • Funding agreed for Woolwich Crossrail station box

    New "station box" to be built on Crossrail line through Woolwich.

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

  • Crossrail: Woolwich station

    Announces that engineering work to construct the Woolwich station box can now proceed.

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

  • Department for Transport departmental expenditure

    Seeking parliamentary approval to decrease the departmental expenditure limit (DEL) for 2010 to 2011.

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

  • Search and rescue helicopter procurement: corrected statement

    Statement about irregularities in the preferred bidders application to the search and rescue helicopter competition that needed clarification.

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

  • Search and Rescue helicopter procurement: update

    Update on the helicopter bidding competition which has been delayed by irregular practices by a competitor which require investigation.

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

  • Government cuts red tape to allow royal wedding street parties to go ahead

    Cutting Whitehall red tape to make it easier for local communities to hold street parties to celebrate royal wedding.

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

  • Councils are free to avoid charges for royal wedding street parties

    Cutting red tape to make it easier for local communities to hold street parties to celebrate the Royal Wedding.

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