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:''For the Irish government department, see Department of Transport (Ireland)
:''For the US government department, see United States Department of Transportation

In the United Kingdom, the 'Department for Transport' (or 'DfT') (Welsh: ''Adran am Drafnidiaeth'') is the government department responsible for the English transport network and transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently Ruth Kelly.
Government control of transport and diverse associated matters has been reorganised a number of times in modern history, particularly under the current government, being the responsibility of:

★ 2002- Department for Transport

★ 2001-2002: Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

★ 1997-2001: Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

★ 1976-1997: Department of Transport

★ 1970-1976: Department for the Environment

★ 1959-1970: Ministry of Transport

★ 1953-1959: Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

★ 1945-1953: Ministry of Transport

★ 1941-1945: Ministry of War Transport

★ 1919-1941: Ministry of Transport
The name "Ministry of Transport" lives on in the annual MOT test, which most vehicles used on public roads in the UK are required to pass once they are 3 years old.

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Current DfT ministers

Permanent Secretary

Executive agencies

Non-departmental public bodies

External links

Current DfT ministers

From June 28 2007:

★ Secretary of State for Transport - The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP

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★ Minister of State - Rosie Winterton MP

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★ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Jim Fitzpatrick MP

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★ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Tom Harris MP

Permanent Secretary

The DfT's Permanent Secretary is Robert Devereux (previously a DfT Director-General) who succeeded Sir David Rowlands, following his retirement on 31st May 2007. Rowlands had succeeded Rachel Lomax in 2003, when she became Deputy Governor of the Bank Of England.

Executive agencies

★ Air Accidents Investigation Branch(AAIB)

★ Driving Standards Agency (DSA) [1]

★ Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) [2]

★ Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) [3]

★ Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) [4]

★ Highways Agency (HA) [5]

★ Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) [6]

★ Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) [7]

★ Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB)

★ Transport Research Laboratory (formerly known as the Road Research Laboratory, then the Transport and Road Research Laboratory); now a privatised company

Non-departmental public bodies

The DfT sponsors the following public bodies:

★ Northern Lighthouse Board [8]

★ Trinity House Lighthouse Service [9]

★ The British Transport Police

External links

★ Official website

★ Organisational chart