Department for Transport

Department for Transport
Welsh: *Adran am Drafnidiaeth*
Department overview
Formed	2002
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Headquarters	Great Minster House, Horseferry Road, London, UK
Annual budget	£5.3 billion (current) & £7.7 billion (capital) in 2011–12
Minister responsible	The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP, ; Secretary of State for Transport;
Department executive	Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary;
Child agencies	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency;; Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency;; Maritime and Coastguard Agency;; www.gov.uk/dft;

The Department for Transport (DfT) is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently (since 14 July 2016) Chris Grayling.

History

Government control of transport and diverse associated matters has been reorganised a number of times in modern history, being the responsibility of:^[2]

1919–1941: Ministry of Transport
1941–1946: Ministry of War Transport - after absorption of Ministry of Shipping
1946–1953: Ministry of Transport
1953–1959: Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
1959–1970: Ministry of Transport
1970–1976: Department for the Environment
1976–1997: Department of Transport
1997–2001: Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
2001–2002: Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
2002–present: Department for Transport

The name "Ministry of Transport" lives on in the annual MOT test, a test of vehicle safety, roadworthiness, and exhaust emissions, which most vehicles used on public roads in the UK are required to pass annually once they reach three years old (four years for vehicles in Northern Ireland).