Commission for Integrated Transport

HC Deb 02 July 2001 vol 371 cc11-2W

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the future role of the Commission for Integrated Transport. [1032]

Mr. Spellar

The Commission for Integrated Transport (CfIT) was established in July 1999 to provide independent advice on the implementation of integrated transport policy. Its remit was set out in the Integrated Transport White Paper.

CfIT has been asked to monitor progress on the implementation of the 10-Year Plan for Transport, and to identify any further policy measures that might be needed to achieve 10-Year Plan objectives.

At the CfIT Plenary on 22 March 2001 it was decided that the three priority areas for CfIT were to be: Monitoring, Delivery and Review of the 10-Year Plan Work on securing best value for public subsidy in the bus industry European best practice.