| Department for Transport | |
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| Department overview | |
| Formed | 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | England |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Annual budget | £5.3 billion (current) & £7.7 billion (capital) in 2011-12 [1] |
| Minister responsible | The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for Transport |
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In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport (or DfT) (Welsh: Adran am Drafnidiaeth) is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently Justine Greening (since 14 October 2011).
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Government control of transport and diverse associated matters has been reorganised a number of times in modern history,[2] being the responsibility of:
The name "Ministry of Transport" lives on in the annual MOT test, which most vehicles used on public roads in the UK are required to pass once they are three years old (4 years in NI).
The Department for Transport has four strategic objectives:
The department "creates the strategic framework" for transport services, which are delivered through a wide range of public and private sector bodies including its own executive agencies. [3]
The DfT Ministers are as follows: [3]
| Minister | Rank | Portfolio | |
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| The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP | Secretary of State | Overall responsibility, transport security, high speed rail | |
| The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP | Minister of State | Rail, aviation and London transport | |
| Norman Baker MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Buses and taxis, walking and cycling, parking | |
| Mike Penning MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Roads, freight and maritime | |
| Key | Conservative | |
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| Liberal Democrat |
The Permanent Secretary is Lin Homer.
The DfT sponsors the following public bodies:
The devolution of transport policy varies around the UK; most aspects in Great Britain are decided at Westminster. Key reserved transport matters (i.e. not devolved) are as follows:
Scotland
Reserved matters:[4]
Northern Ireland
Reserved matters:[5]
The department's devolved counterparts in Northern Ireland are:
Wales
Under the Welsh devolution settlement, specific policy areas are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales rather than reserved to Westminster.
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