Written questions

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...