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Interministerial Group for Transport Matters Communiqu茅: 5 February 2024

Updated 18 April 2024

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皇冠体育app Inter-ministerial Group for Transport met on 5 February 2024 in a hybrid format. 皇冠体育app meeting was chaired by Lord Davies of Gower, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, UK government.

皇冠体育app attending ministers were from the:

  • Scottish Government: Fiona Hyslop MSP, Minister for Transport
  • Welsh Government: Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change

Sian Kerr, Director of Transport Planning and Policy, Northern Ireland, attended as an observer.

皇冠体育app chair welcomed all attendees to the meeting.

皇冠体育app discussions focused on matters surrounding freight in the United Kingdom.

Ministers present detailed the approaches their respective governments are taking in relation to freight matters and discussed areas in which further work could be undertaken to share knowledge, challenges, experience and good practice.

皇冠体育app discussions covered topics including:

  • freight decarbonisation
  • heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver training聽and roadside facilities
  • provision of freight data

皇冠体育app ministers in attendance welcomed their respective governments continuing to collaborate, where possible while respecting the devolution settlements. Ministers agreed that officials should work together to explore the areas that would most benefit from such intergovernmental work, including rural transport decarbonisation.

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