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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Better roads

Inquiry by the Transport Committee, 17 September 2013 to 10 March 2016. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 25 November 2013: Professor Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy, University College London and University of the West of England; Alan Cook, non-executive director of the Highways Agency (at 4.50 pm); Sir John Armitt, Chairman, National Express Group (at 5.25 pm).
  • 16 December 2013: Stephen Radley, Director of Policy, EEF, Dr David Metz, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, and Karen Dee, Director of Policy, Freight Transport Association; Martin Tugwell, Deputy Director, Strategy and Infrastructure Planning, Oxfordshire County Council, Simon Warren, Chair, West Midlands Strategic Transport Officer Group, and Stephen Joseph, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport (at 4.45 pm); Jack Semple, Director of Policy, Road Haulage Association, Paul Watters, Head of Road Policy, AA, David Bizley, Technical Director, RAC Motoring Services, and Chris Peck, Policy Co-ordinator, Cyclists’ Touring Club (at 5.25 pm).
  • 6 January 2014: Councillor Peter Box, Chair of Economy and Transport Board, Local Government Association, Andrew Hugill, Director of Policy and Technical Affairs, Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, Jim Coates, Chair of Road and Traffic Forum, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Joanne Dodds, Technical Director, Intelligent Transport Systems (UK), Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive, Campaign to Protect Rural England; Professor Stephen Glaister, Director, RAC Foundation, Tara Courtney-Davis, Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Capital (Europe), Andrew Meaney, Managing Consultant, Oxera Consulting, Nicola Palmer, Partner, Arcus Infrastructure Partners LLP (at 4:50 pm).
  • 24 February 2014: Graham Dalton, Chief Executive, Highways Agency (at 16:30); Robert Goodwill, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Paul O’Sullivan, Deputy Director, Strategic Roads, Department for Transport (at 17:10).