Department for Transport: Public Relations
Commons · Question 14426 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued any directions to its arm's length bodies on limiting expenditure on public affairs, government relations or lobbying activity since 4 July 2024.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 7 Jul 2026
Accounting Officers of DfT public bodies are bound by Managing Public Money and Cabinet Office guidance. The Department reminds individual bodies, as necessary, of these rules and the expectations set out in section 4.1 of the Code of Conduct for Board Me...