Transport: UK Relations with EU
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3886, if she will list the specific transport policy areas that form the wide range of collaboration currently being discussed with the EU and its Member States.
Answered by Keir Mather
The Secretary of State, Department for Transport Ministers, and officials collaborate with EU institutions on a wide range of matters. This includes in relation to the aviation, maritime, road transport and vehicle type approval frameworks under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and in relation to transport aspects of the Common Understanding agreed between the UK and EU on 19 May (updated on 22 December) last year and in relation to transport matters covered in bilateral agreements with EU member states. These cover a range of issues including transport decarbonisation, seafarers’ welfare and rail. Details of the TCA, Common Understanding and the bilateral agreements are published on GOV.UK.
In addition, ministers and officials engage with the EU and its member states to share information on each other’s approaches and experience across the department’s portfolio including rail reform, sustainable aviation fuels, road safety and Active Travel. We have also engaged on the EU Entry and Exit System and the EU’s Made in Europe Agenda.
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