Question follow-through · 11116
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what statutory freight growth target Great British Railways will be required to meet.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 18 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what statutory freight growth target Great British Railways will be required to meet.
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the significant economic and environmental potential of rail freight. GBR will therefore have a statutory duty to have regard to any rail freight target set by the Secretary of State or by Scottish Ministers. The Government has c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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