Question follow-through · 58530
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) railways and (b) rail freight in supporting the forthcoming industrial strategy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 27 Jun 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) railways and (b) rail freight in supporting the forthcoming industrial strategy.
11 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that the supply chain is crucial for the day-to-day running, maintenance, and development of the railway.Under the strategic leadership of Great British Railways, there will be more coordination between track and train, a central...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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