In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently Alistair Darling. The Government of the United Kingdom contains a number of Ministries, known in the United Kingdom as Government Departments. ... The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. ... The Right Honourable Alistair Darling (born November 28, 1953) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and is Secretary of State for Transport and separately Secretary of State for Scotland. ...

The department for transport has been reorganised a number of times in its history, particularly under the current government, being known as or part of:

• 2002- Department for Transport
• 2001-2002: Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
• 1997-2001: Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
• 1976-1997: Department of Transport
• 1970-1976: Department of 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

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Current DfT ministers

As at 9th September 2004 September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Secretary of State for Transport - The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
  • Minister of State - Tony McNulty MP
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - David Jamieson MP
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Charlotte Atkins MP (Acting)

The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. ... The Right Honourable Alistair Darling (born November 28, 1953) is a British politician for the Labour Party, and is Secretary of State for Transport and separately Secretary of State for Scotland. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... Anthony James McNulty (born 3 November 1958) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... A Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is then junior to a Secretary of State. ... David Charles Jamieson (18 May 1947) is a British politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport. ... Charlotte Atkins (born September 24, 1950) is Labour MP for Staffordshire Moorlands. ...

Executive agencies

• Air Accidents Investigation Branch(AIBB  (http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_control/documents/contentservertemplate/dft_index.hcst?n=5161&l=1))
• Driving Standards Agency (DSA) [1] (http://www.dsa.gov.uk)
• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) [2] (http://www.dvla.gov.uk)
• Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) [3] (http://www.vca.gov.uk)
• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) [4] (http://www.vosa.gov.uk)
• Highways Agency (HA) [5] (http://www.highways.gov.uk)
• Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) [6]  (http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_control/documents/contentservertemplate/dft_index.hcst?n=5464&l=1)
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) [7] (http://www.mcga.gov.uk)
• Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB)
• Transport Research Laboratory

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigates air accidents in the United Kingdom. ... The Driving Standards Agency is (DSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and is part of the Driver, Vehicle and Operator (DVO) group. ... The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (the DVLA) is an agency of the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom. ... The Highways Agency is an executive government agency, part of the Department for Transport, in the United Kingdom. ...

Non-departmental public bodies

The DfT sponsors the following public bodies:

• The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) [8] (http://www.sra.gov.uk)
• Northern Lighthouse Board [9] (http://www.nlb.org.uk/)
• Trinity House Lighthouse Service [10] (http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/)

Categories: Stub ... The Northern Lighthouse Board, also known as the Commissioners of Northern Lights, are the organisation responsible for marine navigation aids around the coastal areas of Scotland and the Isle of Man. ... Trinity House - or, more correctly, the Corporation of Trinity House - came into being in 1514 by Royal Charter granted by Henry VIII. The Master of the Corporation is the Duke of Edinburgh Trinity House has three main functions: The care of all lighthouses in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and...

External links

• Official website (http://www.dft.gov.uk/)
• Organisational chart (http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_about/documents/downloadable/dft_about_026306.jpg)