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	21 July 2008	Tenth Report	Delivering a sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways?
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	19 July 2008	Ninth Report	The Draft Marine Navigation Bill
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	19 July 2008	Eighth Report	Freight Transport
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	16 June 2008	Fourth Special Report	Ticketing and Concessionary Travel on Public Transport: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2007-08
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	13 June 2008	Seventh Report	Department for Transport Annual Report 2007
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	10 June 2008	Sixth Report	The Blue Badge Scheme
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	19 May 2008	Third Special Report	The future of BAA: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2007-08
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	1 April 2008	Fifth Report	Ticketing and Concessionary Travel on Public Transport
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	31 March 2008	Second Special Report	The London Underground and the Public-Private Partnership Agreements: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2007-08
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	15 March 2008	Fourth Report	The Future of BAA
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	28 January 2008	First Special Report	Galileo: Recent Developments: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2007-08
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	25 January 2008	Second Report	The London Underground and the Public–Private Partnership Agreements
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	18 January 2008	Third Report	Work of the Committee in 2007
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	12 November 2007	First Report	Galileo: Recent Developments
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Oral and Written Evidence
	9 January 2007	Oral and Written Evidence	Transport Security: Travelling without Fear
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Uncorrected Oral Evidence
	16 July 2008		Road Safety
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 3.30 Department for Transport Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Mike Fawcett, Head of Road User Safety Division: uploaded on 18 July 2008 HC 460-v
	9 July 2008		The Opening of Heathrow Terminal 5
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Steve Turner, National Secretary for Civil Air Transport, Iggy Vaid, Senior Shop Steward Rizwan Aziz, Branch Chair, BAA Heathrow Ms Jackie Reed, Trade Union Side Secretary, BAA Heathrow Stan Peters, BAA Shop Steward 3.45 BAA Colin Matthews, Chief Executive Terry Morgan, Acting Managing Director, Heathrow Airport : uploaded on 15 July 2008 HC 543-ii
	2 July 2008		School Travel
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 2.45 South Yorkshire Strategic Education Transport Group, David Brown, Chairman, Cheshire County Council, Janet Mills, Sustainable School Travel Team ManagerSteve Williams, Strategic Manager, Public and Mainstream School Transport, Merseyside Local Transport Plan Partnership, Sarah Dewar, TravelWise Co-ordinator 3.45 Passenger Transport Executive Group, Neil Scales, Chairman Sheena Pickersgill, Director Corporate Services, MetroTransport for London, Ben Plowden, Director, Smarter Travel Unit, John Barry, Head of Network Development, London Buses: uploaded on 8 July 2008 HC 911-i
	25 June 2008		Draft Marine Navigation Bill
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 Joint panel from the General Light House Authorities;Jeremy de Halpert - Executive Chairman (Trinity House); Duncan Glass - Director of Navigational Requirements (Trinity House); Douglas Gorman - Director of Finance (Northern Lighthouse Board); Martin Dyas - Head of Corporate Services (Commissioners of Irish Lights) 3.30 UK Maritime Pilots Association; Joe Wilson, Chairman; Nautilus UK; Allan Graveson, Senior National Secretary; UK Harbour Masters' Association; Captain Kevin Richardson, President 4.15 Minister and Officials; Jim Fitzpatrick MP; Richard Bennett, Head of Ports Division, DfT; Cameron Clark, Bill Manager, Ports Division, DfT;David Bolomini, Head of Maritime Liability, DfT: uploaded on 12 June 2008 HC 709-ii
	11 June 2008		Draft Marine Navigation Bill
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 Local Government Association: Martin Putman, Port Manager, Portsmouth Commercial Port; UK Major Ports Group: David Snelson CB FNI, Chief Harbour Master Port of London Authority; British Ports Association: Stephen Bracewell, Chairman 3.30 Chamber of Shipping: David Asprey, Head of Policy; Jae Jones, Marine Manager, Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd; Royal Yachting Association: Gus Lewis, Legal & Government Affairs Manager: uploaded on 12 June 2008 HC 709-i
	21 May 2008		Road Safety
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Play England, Adrian Voce, Director; Help the Aged, David Sinclair, Head of Policy; Living Streets, Tony Armstrong, Chief Executive; CTC, the national cyclists’ organization, Roger Geffen, Campaigns & Policy Manager; Department for Transport, Jim Fitzpatrick MP; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Mike Fawcett, Head of Road User Safety Division : uploaded on 23 May 2008 HC 460-iv
	14 May 2008		Road Safety
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 Professor Phil Goodwin Professor of Transport Policy, University of the West of England; Professor John Whitelegg; Professor of sustainable Development, University of York; Fred Wegman,Managing Director, SWOV (Netherlands Institute for Road Safety Research) 3.45 Automobile AssociationAndrew Howard, Head of Road SafetyMotorcycle Action Group; Nicholas Brown, General Secretary Association of British Drivers Malcolm Heymer, Traffic Management Advisor Road Haulage Association Jack Semple, Director of Policy Unite the Union (Transport & General) Roger Sealey, Researcher – Transport : uploaded on 21 May 2008 HC 460-iii
	7 May 2008		The Opening of Heathrow Terminal 5
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 3.00 BAASir Nigel Rudd, Chairman Colin Matthews, Chief Executive Officer 4.00 British Airways Willie Walsh, Chief Executive : uploaded on 12 May 2008 HC 543-i
	30 April 2008		Road Safety
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 County Surveyors’ SocietyRob Salmon, Assistant Head of Highways & Transport, West Sussex County CouncilTechnical Advisers GroupChris Lines, Head of London Road Safety Unit, TfLIntelligent Transport Society UKNeal Skelton, Head of Professional ServicesSociety of Motor Manufacturers and TradersPaul Everitt, Chief Executive 3.45 Royal Society for the Prevention of AccidentsKevin Clinton, Head of Road SafetyWest Yorkshire Road Safety Strategy GroupSteve Thornton, Chairman, Principal Engineer – Traffic and Highways Bradford SouthAssociation of Chief Police OfficersChief Constable Steve Green, Head of Roads PolicingChief Fire Officers' AssociationStuart Smith, Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServicesPolice Federation of England and WalesJan Berry, Chairman : uploaded on 8 May 2008 HC 460-ii
	2 April 2008		The Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Reform Strategy
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 Rob Smith CB - Independent Consultant; Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) - Grahame Lawson, DPTAC Member; Mobilise - Douglas Campbell, Chairman 3.30 Disability Alliance - Paddy Cullen, Tribunal Support Unit Officer; Help the Aged - Dr Alan Burnett, Senior Policy Officer; Citizens Advice - Vicky Pearlman, Social Policy Officer; The Technical Advisers Group (TAG) - Martin Low, Director of Transportation, Westminster City Council 4.15 Minister and Officials - Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State for Transport; Miranda Carter, Head of Accessibility and Equalities Unit, DfT; Sam Waugh, Head of Personal Mobility Policy, DfT : uploaded on 7 April 2008 HC 475-i
	26 March 2008		Road Safety
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 University of Sheffield Professor Danny Dorling, Professor of Human Geography University of Surrey Dr Nicola Christie, Head of Surrey Injury Research Group TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) David Lynam OBE, Chief Research Scientist 3.45 University College London (UCL) Professor Richard Allsop OBE, Professor of Transport Studies Heather Ward, Honorary Senior Research Fellow Association of British Insurers Nick Starling, Director of General Insurance and Health : uploaded on 31 March 2008 HC 460-i
	19 March 2008		Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways?
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 South West Regional Assembly and South West Regional Development AgencyJulian Johnson, Chair of the South West Regional Assembly's Regional Transport BoardWest Midland Regional Rail ForumChris Haynes, Head of Transportation Strategy, Birmingham City CouncilTransport for LondonGeoff Hobbs, Head of Strategy, London Rail, Transport for LondonThe Northern WayProfessor David Begg, Chairman of the Transport Compact, Northern Way 3.30 Minister and OfficialsTom Harris MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for TransportBob Linnard, Director, Rail Strategy and Stakeholder Relations: uploaded on 26 March 2008 HC 219-v
	05 March 2008		Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways?
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 pm Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)Chris Bolt, ChairmanBill Emery, Chief Executive Michael Lee, Director, Access, Planning and Performance 3.20 pm Passenger FocusColin Foxall, ChairmanLondon TravelWatchBrian Cooke, ChairmanUnite – The National Federation of Royal mail and BT PensionersRoger Turner, General SecretaryThe Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and the Joint Committee on Mobility of Blind and Partially Sighted PeopleSue Sharp, Head of Public Policy and Campaigns at The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association 4.05 pm Campaign for Better TransportStephen Joseph, Executive DirectorTransport-WatchPaul Withrington, DirectorJim RussellSustransDon Mathew, Policy Adviser, SustransMartin Bright, Rail Liaison Officer HC 219-iv
	27 February 2008		Freight Transport
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 Civil Aviation AuthorityHelen Watson, Head of Economic Policy and International Aviation, Economic Regulation GroupGraham French, Manager, Air Transport Statistics, Economic Regulation GroupManchester Airports GroupDr Jonathan Bailey, Director of External AffairsGeoff Muirhead CBE, Group Chief Executive3.20 Dover District CouncilTim Ingleton, Head of RegenerationCouncillor Paul Watkins, Leader of Dover District CouncilCentral London Freight Quality PartnershipDavid Sheppard, Deputy Head of Transport, John Lewis Partnership3.55 Minister and OfficialsJim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of StateStephen Fidler, Divisional Manager Freight & Logistics: uploaded on 4 March 2008 HC 249-iii
	20 February 2008		Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways?
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 pm Rail Safety and Standards BoardAnson Jack, Deputy Chief ExecutiveStephen McKay, Safety Policy AdvisorPeter G RaynerPeter Rayner, Consultant and Expert on Railway Operations and Safety 3.20 pm Transport Salaried Staffs’ AssociationGerry Doherty, General SecretaryThe National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)Bob Crow, General Secretary Alex Gordon, Executive Committee Member4.00 pm Bombardier Transportation GroupColin Walton, Chairman & Chief Country Representative UK & IrelandAngel TrainsHaydn Abbott, Managing Director: uploaded on 26 February 2008 HC 219-iii
	6 February 2008		Freight Transport
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 PD Ports LtdMartyn Pellew, Group Development DirectorPeel PortsFrank Robotham, Group Marketing DirectorBritish Ports AssociationDavid Whitehead, DirectorUK Major Ports GroupRichard Bird, Executive Director 3.30 Network RailPaul Plummer, Director, Planning & RegulationBarbara Barnes, Head of Customer ServiceFreight on RailLindsay Durham, Head of Rail Strategy at FreightlinerEnglish Welsh and Scottish RailwayGraham Smith, Planning Director 4.15 British WaterwaysSimon Salem, Marketing and Customer Service DirectorSea and WaterMike Garratt, ChairmanPort of London AuthorityJames Trimmer, Head of Planning and PartnershipsGPS Marine Contractors LtdJohn Spencer, Managing Director: uploaded on 18 February 2008 HC 249-ii
	30 January 2008		The Department for Transport's Annual Report 2007
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 Department for Transport Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP, Secretary of State; Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, DfT: uploaded on 6 February 2008 HC 313-i
	23 January 2008		Network Rail Engineering Delays Over The New Year Period
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 2.45 Network RailIan McAllister - Chairman Iain Coucher - Chief ExecutiveSimon Kirby - Director, Infrastructure InvestmentBechtel LimitedThomas M. McCarthy, Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Rail: uploaded on 30 January 2008 HC 284-i
	16 January 2008		Delivering A Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 3.45 Network RailIan McAllister – ChairmanIain Coucher - Chief ExecutivePaul Plummer, Director Planning and Regulation 4:30 Office of Rail RegulationChris Bolt, ChairmanBill Emery, Chief Executive: uploaded on 30 January 2008 HC 219-ii
	16 January 2008		Freight Transport
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE); John Chaplin, Member of ICE Maritime PanelThe Institution of Highways and Transportation; Mike Slinn, President; Logistics Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University ; Professor Alan McKinnon, Director, English Regional Development Agencies; John Edwards, Chief Executive of Advantage West Midlands Freight Transport Association: James Hookham, Managing Director of Policy and Communications; Chris Welsh, General Manager, Campaigns ; Association of International Couriers and Express Services; Sharon Davies, Director of Corporate Affairs, DHLRoad Haulage Association; Roger King, Chief Executive; Jack Semple, Director of Policy National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)Bob Crow, General Secretary; Nautilus UK; Andrew Linnington, Head of Campaigns & Communications; Unite – The Union; Dave Williams, Chair, National Committee, Road Transport - Commercial HC 249-i
	09 January 2008		Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways?
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 2.45 pm; Greengauge 21: Jim Steer, Director, Greengauge 21; Julie Mills, Director, Greengauge 21. Roger Ford: Roger Ford, Industry & Technology Editor, Modern Railways. The Railway Forum: Paul Martin, Director General. 3.30 pm; Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Cliff Perry, Vice Chairman, Railway Division. Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT): Martin Brennan, Chair, CILT Strategic Rail Forum, Mary Bonar, Member, CILT Strategic Rail Forum. County Surveyors Society: Dr Ian Harrison, Deputy Director, Environment, Economy and Culture, Devon County Council, Colin McKenna, Head of Highways and Transport, West Sussex County Council. 4.15 pm; Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC): George Muir, Director General, Eurostar UK Ltd, Richard Brown CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Louisa Bell, Head of Environment and Energy. Virgin Trains: Tony Collins, Chief Executive; Chris Gibb, Chief Operating Officer HC 219-i
	12 December 2007		Ticketing on Public Transport
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 2.45 pm. Campaign for Better Transport, Stephen Joseph, Chief Executive Passenger Focus, Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, London Travel Watch, Rufus Barnes, Chief Executive, Travel Watch South West, Gordon Edwards, Company Secretary; 3.45 pm Department for Transport, Tom Harris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Bob Linnard, Director, Rail Strategy & Stakeholder Relations: uploaded on 11 December 2007 HC 84-iii
	5 December 2007		Ticketing on Public Transport
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 pm: Passenger Transport Executive Group (pteg)Roy Wicks, Chair, pteg and Director General, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Neil Scales, Director General, Merseytravel Local Government Association (LGA) David Cook, Chief executive, Kettering Borough Council Adrian Jones, Director of Environment and Regeneration, Nottingham County Council Greg Yates, County Transport and Regeneration Officer, Cheshire County Council. 3.35 pm: Transport for London (TfL) Dr Shashi Verma, Director of Fares & Ticketing Steve Burton, Deputy Director of Transport Policing & Enforcement. 4.15 pm: Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) Manuel Cortes, Assistant General Secretary Unison Fran Hill, Chair of UNISON Bus Sector Richard Sherratt, Member of UNISON Transport Service Group: uploaded on 11 December 2007 HC 84-ii
	28 November 2007		The Future of BAA
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by 2.45 pm British Airways Dr Paul Ellis, General Manager, Infrastructure Policy and Economic Regulation easyJet Toby Nicol, Communications Director American Airlines Don Langford, Managing Director, Services - Europe & India: 3.15 pm BAA Ltd Stephen Nelson, Chief Executive Sir Nigel Rudd, Non-Executive Chairman Kyran Hanks, Director of Regulation: 4.15 pm Department for Transport Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Jonathan Moor, Director of Airports Strategy, Department for Transport: uploaded on 4 December 2007 HC 119-ii
	21 November 2007		The Future of BAA
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 2.45 pm Competition Commission Martin Stanley, Chief Executive John Banfield, Inquiry Director Civil Aviation Authority Harry Bush, Group Director Economic Regulation Daniel Storey, Head, Airport Price Controls 3.30 pm Air Transport Users’ Council Simon Evans, Chief Executive 4.00 pm Unite – the Union Roger Sealey, Transport Researcher Brendan Gold, National Officer Public and Commercial Services Union Paul Smith, Aviation Group secretary Dennis Burke, President, BAA section of the Aviation Group : uploaded on 27 November 2007 HC 119-i
	14 November 2007		Ticketing on Public Transport
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 2.45 pm Chris Austin, Director, Public Policy, David Mapp, Commercial Director, Association of Train Operating Companies, Richard Malins, Managing Director, Transport Investigations Ltd3.30 pm Elaine Holt, Managing Director First Capital Connect, Martin Dean, Business Development Director First Group, First Group plc, Les Warneford, Managing Director, Stagecoach UK Bus, Ian Dobbs, Chief Executive, Stagecoach Group Rail Division, Stagecoach Group plc4.15 pm Keith Halstead, Chief Executive, Ewan Jones, Director of Operations & Deputy Chief Executive, Community Transport Association UK : uploaded on 19 November 2007 HC 84-i
	7 November 2007		The Public Private Partnership and London Underground
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by: 2.45 pm Graham Pimlott, former Chairman, Metronet; 3.15 pm Alan Bloom, PPP Administrator, Ernst and Young, Metronet Administrators, Tim O’Toole, Managing Director, London Underground4.00 pm Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP, Secretary of State, Lucy Chadwick, Director of Regional and Local Transport Delivery Directorate, Paul Collins, Head of Regional Transport London and South East, Department for Transport : uploaded on 12 November 2007 HC 45-i

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