Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long-term strategic challenges; and how many officials in their Department (a) undertake horizon scanning work and (b) focus on delivering long-term priorities.

The Secretary of State is responsible for the long-term strategy of the Department, while Ministers consider and assess the long-term challenges within their own portfolios and the Minister of State for Decarbonisation and Technology addresses those cross-cutting priorities.

Staff across the Department are engaged in work which supports the Government’s long-term priorities. The number of officials that undertake horizon scanning and work on long-term priorities changes over time and is difficult to define, so it is not possible to provide a precise figure.