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Transport Policy: Mr Rod Eddington

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Rod Eddington has met with senior representatives of the organisations listed at Table 1. He has had roundtable meetings involving the organisations listed at Table 2, and has conducted regional visits to each of the English regions and to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, during which he met with those listed at Table 3. Rod Eddington has also met with transport operators and providers as listed at Table 4, and meets regularly with a group of leading academics in the fields of transport and economics, as listed at Table 5.Table 1: Meetings to dateAA Motoring TrustAir Transport Users CouncilAirport Operators AssociationAssociation of Rail Freight OperatorsAssociation of Train Operating CompaniesKate BarkerBombardierBritish Chambers of CommerceCommission for Integrated TransportConfederation of British IndustryCore Cities Transport Connectivity GroupDeticaFederation of Small BusinessesFreight Transport AssociationHighways AgencyInstitute of DirectorsLiberal Democrat TransportTeam Local Government AssociationLondon FirstNetwork Rail Northern WayPassenger Transport Executive GroupRAC FoundationRail Freight GroupRail Passengers CouncilRailway ForumRegional Development Agency transport leadsRoad Haulage AssociationTrades Union CongressTransport 2000Transport for LondonUltraspeedTable 2: Organisations involved in roundtable meetingsAnschutz Entertainment GroupAssociated British PortsAssociation of Commuter TransportAviation Environment FederationBAA PlcBritish International Freight AssociationBritish LandBT GroupCampaign to Protect Rural EnglandCanary Wharf GroupChartered Institute of Logistics and TransportConfederation of British IndustryCore Cities GroupCushman Wakefield, Healey and BakerDeloitteDepartment of Trade and IndustryDepartment for Work and PensionsDisability Rights CommissionDisabled Persons Transport Advisory CommitteeEllis Transport ServicesFlyBeFreight Transport AssociationFriends of the EarthGlaxoSmithKlineHeriot-Watt UniversityHighways AgencyJob Centre PlusLiving StreetsMDS TransModalMTR CorporationNM Rothschild and SonsOrangeRail Freight GroupRoad Haulage AssociationRoadBlockSea and WaterSiemens TransportationSustransTransport 2000Transport for LondonUK Chamber of ShippingUK Major Ports GroupUnited Parcel Service LtdVisit BritainWorld Travel and Tourism CouncilTable 3: Regional meetings"each of the regional development agencies, regional assemblies and government offices;""Ministers and officials from the devolved administrations;""a vast number of business users around the country, from small businesses to multinational companies and covering a whole range of sectors in both services and manufacturing;""in particular, a number of companies in the freight/logistics/distribution sectors;""in most regions, local representatives of the Confederation of British Industry and British Chambers of Commerce;""in many regions, local representatives of the Federation of Small Businesses and the Institute of Directors;""local and regional enterprise fora, economic partnerships and urban regeneration companies;""a range of local government officials from each of the ““core cities”” and from other local authorities besides;""the PTEs in each of the conurbations;""representatives of the tourism industry; and""environmental and sustainable travel groups in the regions."Table 4: Transport operators and providersArriva PlcAssociated British PortsBAA PlcBirmingham International AirportBristol International AirportBristol Port CompanyDFDS Tor LineDurham Tees Valley AirportFirst GroupGo-AheadGreat North Eastern RailwayHull TrainsHumberside International AirportHutchison WhampoaLeeds-Bradford International AirportManchester International AirportMidland Expressway LtdNational Express GroupNorthern RailNottingham East Midlands AirportP&OPD PortsPeel HoldingsRobin Hood AirportSerco Integrated TransportStagecoach GroupTranspennine ExpressTrent Barton BusesVirgin GroupTable 5: Academics"Paul Cheshire, Professor of Economic Geography at LSE""Robert Cochrane, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London""Nick Crafts, Professor of Economic History at LSE""Stephen Glaister, Professor of Transport and Infrastructure at Imperial College London""Dr Dieter Helm, Fellow in Economics at New College Oxford""Steven Machin, Professor of Economics, UCL""Peter Mackie, Professor of Transport Studies at the University of Leeds""Dr Henry Overman, Lecturer in New Economic Geography at LSE""Tony Venables, Professor of International Economics at LSE"

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

677 c48-52WA; 3092

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Department for Transport Special advisers Meetings Eddington, Rod

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