National Highways: Public Relations
Commons · Question 14931 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to National Highways on ensuring that expenditure on external affairs and public affairs activities complies with Cabinet Office guidance on the use of public funds for lobby
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 6 Jul 2026
Accounting Officers of DfT public bodies, including National Highways, 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 th...