As the new Government’s Cabinet reshuffle revealed the four Ministers who will be running the Department for Transport, Dr Stephen Ladyman, Minister of State for Transport, revealed in the local Kent on Sunday newspaper that he had been caught speeding three times in three years up to 2002, describing them as ‘silly lapses of judgement.’
Ladyman is tasked with getting the road safety bill, which included fewer points for smaller driving offences, through Parliament. The bill ran out of time before the General Election. Alistair Darling keeps his position as Secretary of State for Transport. Ladyman’s responsibility is to be more directly involved with the road, fuel, vehicle and road safety policies. Karen Buck has been given responsibility for traffic management, environmental issues, and local transport plans.
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