Department for Transport: Public Relations
Commons · Question 14113 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken any review of whether expenditure by its arm's length bodies on external affairs and public affairs complies with Cabinet Office guidance on lobbying using public funds sin
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 6 Jul 2026
Accounting Officers of DfT public bodies are bound by Managing Public Money and Cabinet Office guidance. Section 4.1 of the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies also states, 'it will always be an improper use of public funds for public bodie...