The impact on transport of the winter weather in December 2010

More can and should be done to ensure UK transport networks continue to operate in severe weather, said British Members of Parliament in a report issued on 12th May. The welfare of air and rail passengers must be taken more seriously and better real time information must be provided to road users.

A report examining how snow chaos last December closed Heathrow, disabled parts of the rail network and disrupted many roads, was launched by Transport Committee Chairman, Louise Ellman MP (Labour/Co-operative Liverpool Riverside).