Transport Select Committee roads policy (NN NPS) inquiry

21st July 202312th May 2024 Web Master

The Transport Select Committee roads policy (NN NPS) inquiry held an oral evidence hearing on Weds 28th June 2023. The NN NPS is the National Networks National Policy Statement. This policy covers both roads and rail, the fact the majority of it is around roads highlights the focus on roads in this country, when other modes of transport should be given more consideration.

The deadline for written submission has already passed, TCAG’s representation to this inquiry can be found here.

Oral evidence hearings 28th June 2023

There were two oral evidence hearings on the 28th, one at 9.30am the other at 10.30am.

Giving evidence in the first session were:

Ralph Smyth – Consultant at Transport Action Network
Professor Phil Goodwin – Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at University College London (UCL)
Ms Rosie Allen – Policy Adviser at Green Alliance

And in the second session were:

Colin Black – Head of Growth and Future Mobility at AECOM
Mr Keith Buchan – Skills Director and former Chair at Transport Planning Society
Robbie Owen – Board Secretary and Director at National Infrastructure Planning Association
Mr Mustafa Latif-Aramesh – Legal Director at BDB Pitmans

A recording of the sessions is now available to watch online here.

Oral evidence hearings 19th July 2023

There were two oral evidence hearings on the 19th, one at 9.30am the other at 10.30am.

Giving evidence in the first session were:

Steve Gooding – Director at RAC Foundation
Martin Tugwell – Chief Executive at Transport for the North
Julian Worth – Chair of Rail Freight Forum at Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

And in the second session were:

Richard Holder MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Transport
David Buttery – Roads Strategy Director at Department for Transport
Dan Moore – Rail Strategy and Rail Analysis Director at Department for Transport

A recording of the sessions is now available to watch online here.

DfT draft NN NPS Consultation

Please note that this inquiry should not be confused with the Department for Transport’s consultation on the draft NN NPS! There are a number of different consultations and inquiries that take place in relation to this policy as it is progressed.

The deadline to respond to the DfT draft NN NPS consultation was Thurs 13th July 2023. TCAG’s response can be found here.

TCAG response to the Transport Select Committee NN NPS Inquiry – click here

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