Question follow-through · 50683
Freight: Supply Chains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the University of Manchester entitled Rattling the supply chains: creating a more sustainable way to do business, p
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 7 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 12 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the University of Manchester entitled Rattling the supply chains: creating a more sustainable way to do business, p
12 May 2025
Target answer date
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12 May 2025
Answer published
The Department for Transport acknowledges this report's contribution to resilient and sustainable supply chain discussions. The UK's reliance on global supply chains offers economic benefits but poses risks such as geopolitical tensions and environmental ...
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