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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...