Minister's pledge
Minister's pledge
The Government has no plans to abolish the Department of Transport despite passing much of its work to outside agencies, the Transport Secretary Sir George Young insisted. The DoT's abolition is believed to be supported by the Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry, which could take over some of its functions.
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