Question follow-through · 12280
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to increase the amount of freight transported by rail.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 1 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to increase the amount of freight transported by rail.
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government recognises that the economic and environmental potential of rail freight is significant and is committed to supporting its growth.There will be a statutory duty on Great British Railways to promote the use of rail freight and there will be ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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