by SASIG | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
2 December 2010 Julian Smith (Conservative, Skipton and Ripon) aAsked what steps the Secretary of State for Transport is taking to encourage sustainable local travel. Philip Hammond (Conservative, Transport Secretary) asserted the Government’s commitment to a...
by SASIG | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
2 December 2010 The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Planning Inspectorate have issued further clarification over the status of Regional Spatial Strategies (RSSs) following the latest court action by Cala Homes. The Planning Inspectorate...
by SASIG | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
7 December 2010 The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Sir Gus O’Donnell, has announced the appointment of Lin Homer as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport. Ms Homer, who is currently Chief Executive at the UK Border Agency,...
by SASIG | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
2 December 2010 Transport Minister, Theresa Villiers, attended the second Transport Council of the Belgian Presidency, which took place in Brussels on 2 December 2010. The Commission and Presidency presented a report on possible measures to improve aviation security....
by SASIG | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
17 December 2010 American Airlines will start year round flights between Manchester and New York JFK from April 2010. The route was announced as a summer service from May as in previous years, but the airline has now brought the restart forward to 6 April 2010 and...
by SASIG | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
3 December 2010 Forecasts produced for Birmingham City Council by consultants Arup suggest that the planned extension of the Birmingham Airport runway and diversion of the A45 will create almost 3,400 new jobs and deliver a £631 million boost to the local economy....
