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Transport Committee take evidence from the Secretary of State

3 March 2015

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This is a one-off evidence session with the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP and the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport, Philip Rutnam. The session aims to scrutinise the performance of the Department for Transport over the five years of this Parliament, and the performance of the Secretary of State since his appointment in September 2012.

Witnesses

Monday 9 March 2015, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster

At 4.10pm

  • Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport
  • Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport

Topics for discussion

  • the Government’s progress in implementing its transport policies since 2010;
  • the skills and capacity of the Department for Transport; and
  • the challenges likely to face transport ministers in the next Parliament.

The session also covers the announcement that Pacer trains will be replaced in the Northern Rail franchise by 2020.

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