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Red Tape ChallengeMaritime and rail themes
Designated drivers rewarded this Christmas
Make time for winter
Local Sustainable Transport Fund Successful bids and guidance on the application process
Signing the way: traffic signs policy review 
From 23 January 2012 the theory test will be made up of multiple-choice questions which are no longer published in learning materials.
Story byDriving Standards Agency, 12 December 2011
The Government is committed to improving travel conditions and has announced a £20m programme of measures between Ellington and Fen Ditton on the A14
Consultation by Department for Transport, 12 December 2011
Lin Homer, the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs.
Story byDepartment for Transport, 9 December 2011
Decision to modify the River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005 so as to extend the date by which the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority must set the toll for vehicles using the Tyne Tunnels during the concession period.
Publication by Department for Transport, 7 December 2011
The guidance aims to assist UK ship owners, companies, ship operators, masters and crews in understanding the risk of piracy, armed robbery and other acts of violence against ships.
Publication by Department for Transport, 6 December 2011
Guidance to the owners of UK flagged ships on the use of armed guards to defend against the threat of piracy in exceptional circumstances.
Publication by Department for Transport, 6 December 2011
Summary The previous Secretary of State for Transport commissioned a review by the Chief Economists and Scientists of DfT, DECC and DEFRA in 2011 to establish if there was a case for greater investment in measures to improve winter resilience. This report is the culmination of that review. Whilst it suggests that the balance of…
Publication by Department for Transport, 6 December 2011
Release of the A14 challenge study.
Press release byDepartment for Transport, 12 December 2011
Latest transport statistical releases including port freight and vehicale licensing
Press release byDepartment for Transport, 8 December 2011
Bus services across England are set to receive £90 million to make them greener, more efficient and easier to use.
Press release byDepartment for Transport, 8 December 2011
UK-registered vessels will be able to employ armed guards to defend themselves against pirates in exceptional circumstances
Press release byDepartment for Transport, 6 December 2011
Local authorities are being given greater control over how their roads appear on maps and satnav systems to help them to better direct traffic
Press release byDepartment for Transport, 6 December 2011
Designated drivers will be rewarded in more than 8,000 pubs and bars across the country as part of the THINK! Christmas drink drive campaign
Press release byDepartment for Transport, 6 December 2011
Transport Secretary Justine Greening announced today a £16m investment in third rail heating as part of a £38m programme to make sure the rail network is better prepared for severe bad weather this winter. One of the lessons learnt after three successive severe winters was the need to increase the resilience of the railway to…
Press release byDepartment for Transport, 6 December 2011
Written statement by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
Statement byNorman Baker MP, 8 December 2011
Written statement by Mike Penning MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
Statement byMike Penning MP, 8 December 2011
Written statement by the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for Transport.
Statement byThe Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, 7 December 2011
Written statement by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
Statement byNorman Baker MP, 6 December 2011
Written statement by the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for Transport.
Statement byThe Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, 6 December 2011
Written statement by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
Statement byNorman Baker MP, 6 December 2011
Written statement by the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for Transport
Statement byThe Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, 29 November 2011
