This article is about the UK Department for Transport. For equivalent ministries in other countries, see Ministry of Transport.
"DfT" redirects here. For other uses, see DFT.
Department for Transport
Department overview
Formed
29 May 2002; 21 years ago (2002-05-29)
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
The Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport
Department executives
Dame Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary
Vacant, Second Permanent Secretary
Child agencies
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency;
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency;
Maritime and Coastguard Agency;
Vehicle Certification Agency
Website
gov.uk/dft
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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 25 October 2022), Mark Harper.
The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department of Transport are scrutinised by the Transport Committee.[2]
^Budget 2018(PDF). London: HM Treasury. 2018. p. 24. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^"Role - Transport Committee". parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2022. 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.
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