Department for Transport

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United Kingdom government department transport ministry

The Department for Transport is the UK government ministry responsible for national transport policy, infrastructure, and regulation across road, rail, air, and sea.

Aliases (6)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom government department → transport ministry →
country	United Kingdom →
dateFormed	2002 →
employs	civil servants →
hasMinisterialHead	Secretary of State for Transport →
headquartersLocation	Great Minster House, London → London →
jurisdiction	England → Great Britain → United Kingdom →
languageOfWork	English →
oversees	British Transport Police Authority (through sponsorship) → Civil Aviation Authority (through sponsorship) → Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency → Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency → Highways England → Maritime and Coastguard Agency → Network Rail (through sponsorship) → Office of Rail and Road (through sponsorship) → Transport Focus →
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom →
portfolio	aviation safety and regulation → local transport funding in England → maritime safety and regulation → public transport policy → railway regulation and funding → road safety policy → sustainable transport policy → transport decarbonisation strategy → transport infrastructure planning → vehicle regulation →
precededBy	Department of Transport →
replaced	Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions →
responsibleFor	aviation policy in the United Kingdom → maritime transport policy in the United Kingdom → national transport policy in the United Kingdom → ports policy in the United Kingdom → rail franchises in Great Britain → rail transport policy in the United Kingdom → road transport policy in the United Kingdom → shipping regulation in the United Kingdom → strategic roads in England → transport security policy (with other departments) →
sector	public sector →
website	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency → Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency → Highways England → London North Eastern Railway ("Department for Transport (United Kingdom)") → Maritime and Coastguard Agency → National Highways →	parentOrganization
Network Rail → Rail Delivery Group ("UK Department for Transport") → Rail Delivery Group ("Department for Transport (Great Britain)") → Transport Scotland ("UK Department for Transport") → Transport for Greater Manchester →	collaboratesWith
Great Minster House → Great Minster House ("UK Department for Transport") →	occupant
HMG → Secretary of State for Transport →	oversees
National Highways → TransPennine Express →	regulator
British Transport Police Authority → Civil Aviation Authority →	sponsoredBy
Great Britain A roads →	administeredBy
Great Minster House →	category
DfT category B ("UK Department for Transport") →	definedBy
UK government →	executiveBody
Cambridge South railway station →	fundedBy
United Kingdom road network →	governedBy
West Midlands Railway →	governingBody
Highways England →	implementsPolicyOf
DfT category B ("UK Department for Transport") →	introducedBy
Virgin CrossCountry →	operatedUnderContractWith
Virgin Trains ("UK Department for Transport") →	operatedUnderFranchiseFrom
Northern Trains →	operatesUnderContractWith
Northern Trains →	owner
Transport Focus →	parentAgency
Northern Trains →	parentCompany
Department for Transport ("Department of Transport") →	precededBy
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ("Department of Transport") →	predecessor
Elizabeth line →	projectSponsor
British Merchant Navy ("UK Department for Transport") →	regulatedBy
Blue Ensign ("UK Department for Transport") →	regulatingAuthority
Railways Act 1921 ("Ministry of Transport (UK)") →	sponsor
Arriva UK Trains ("Department for Transport rail franchising") →	subjectTo
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions →	successor
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency →	supervisingMinistry