Grant Shapps

Grant Shapps sacked as transport secretary

06/09/2022

Grant Shapps has announced he will not be serving as transport secretary under new prime minister Liz Truss.

Shapps delays planning decisions for environmental considerations

16/12/2021

Grant Shapps has delayed making planning decisions for two more major schemes on the strategic road network.

Shapps 'overrode advice' to review RIS 2

12/02/2021

Transport secretary Grant Shapps 'overrode' official advice to review the £27.5bn Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS 2) on environmental grounds, according to reports.

Shapps promises roads ‘in top condition’ within months

28/08/2020

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has launched what his department called a first-of-its-kind audit into the mapping of potholes in England ‘to better target improvements so that roads are in top condition as people return to work and school’.

Shapps suggests electric cars could 'pave the way for 80mph limit'

03/10/2019

Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that he is exploring the possibility of increasing the speed limit on motorways as drivers begin to switch to electric vehicles.

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