Department
for Transport

What we do

We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

DFT is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies.

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Our policies

  1. Aviation and airports
  2. HS2: high speed rail
  3. Rail network
  4. Road network and traffic
  5. Road safety

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Documents

Our announcements

  1. Lord Ahmad visit builds trade ties between UK and Burma

    • Press release
  2. Government gives £915,000 boost to water rescue charities

    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme: administrative changes

    • Consultation outcome
  2. TransWilts Line: community rail designation

    • Open consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Temporary relaxation of the EU drivers’ hours rules: closure of Forth Road Bridge, 18 to 20 February 2016

    • Guidance
  2. DfT: single departmental plan 2015 to 2020

    • Corporate report

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: October to December 2015

    • National Statistics
  2. Travel time measures for the strategic road network: October to December 2015

    • National Statistics

See all our statistics

Our ministers

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    The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP

    Secretary of State for Transport

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    Robert Goodwill MP

    Minister of State

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    Claire Perry MP

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport

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    Andrew Jones MP

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport

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    Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

    Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport

Our management

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    Philip Rutnam

    Permanent Secretary

  • David Prout

    Director General High Speed 2 Group

  • Lucy Chadwick

    Director General International, Security and Environment Group

  • Bernadette Kelly CB

    Director General Rail Group

  • Jonathan Moor CBE FCA

    Director General Resources and Strategy Group

  • John Dowie

    Acting Director General Roads, Traffic and Local Group

  • Nick Olley

    General Counsel

  • Professor Phil Blythe CEng FIET

    DfT Chief Scientific Adviser

Contact DFT

Office address and general enquiries

Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London

SW1P 4DR

Contact form https://forms.dft.gov....

Public enquiries 0300 330 3000

We aim to respond within 20 working days.

Media enquiries

Media enquiries: Newsdesk (Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm)
020 7944 3021

Urgent media enquiries out of hours
020 7944 4292

The Department for Transport press office only deals with enquiries from the media.

If you're not a member of the media, please use the departmental public enquiries line: 0300 330 3000

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
  3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

Freedom of Information requests

FOI Requests
Department for Transport
Information Rights & Records Unit
D/04, Ashdown House

Sedlescombe Road North
St Leonards on Sea
TN37 7GA

Contact form https://forms.dft.gov....

Phone 0300 330 3000

High profile groups within DFT

Corporate information

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