Simon Lightwood MP
Updated: May 13, 25
Published: May 13, 25
Yesterday 11:29
Four innovative projects set to share £800,000 to improve accessible information for passengers using rail replacement coaches.
Updated: May 6, 25
Published: May 6, 25
6 May 2025
Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, visits Star Coaches in Batley and celebrates a sector that provides 42,000 jobs in the UK.
Updated: Mar 24, 25
Published: Feb 19, 25
19 Feb 2025
DPTAC has an important role to play in our ambition to have an inclusive transport network allowing disabled people to travel easily and with dignity.
About
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Transport)
Simon Lightwood was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport in the Department for Transport 9 July 2024. Previously Simon was Shadow Transport Minister, appointed first in October 2022 and re-appointed in September 2023 with an expanded portfolio. Simon was first elected as MP for Wakefield in a by-election in June 2022 and was re-elected as MP for Wakefield and Rothwell in July 2024. Prior to being elected, Simon was a proud NHS worker, a Labour councillor and cabinet member for public health. He studied theatre acting at Bretton Hall College in Wakefield after moving to the city in the late nineties. His wider interests involve spending time with his husband and two young children and supporting his local Rugby League team, Wakefield Trinity.
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