Question follow-through · 128498
Freight: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to help the cold chain and general haulage industry to manage cost increases across the supply chain, including to help stabilise costs for businesses and consumers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to help the cold chain and general haulage industry to manage cost increases across the supply chain, including to help stabilise costs for businesses and consumers.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Department for Transport recognises growing concerns around rising fuel and transport costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East. The Department fully recognises the need to maintain the continuity of critical supply chains and is actively monito...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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