Department for Transport

Department for Transport
Department overview
Formed29 May 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-29)
JurisdictionGovernment of the United Kingdom
HeadquartersGreat Minster House, Horseferry Road, London
Annual budget£2.9 billion; 2019–20[1]
Secretary of State responsible
Department executives
Child agencies
Websitewww.gov.uk/dft Edit this at Wikidata

The Department for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently (since 5 July 2024) Louise Haigh.

The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department of Transport are scrutinised by the Transport Committee.[2]

  1. ^ Budget 2018 (PDF). London: HM Treasury. 2018. p. 24. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Role - Transport Committee". parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2022. The Transport Committee is charged by the House of Commons with scrutiny of the Department for Transport. Its formal remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies.