Question follow-through · 12230
Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what ministerial decisions have been taken on the publication of the Freight Plan since 1 January 2026; and on what dates.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what ministerial decisions have been taken on the publication of the Freight Plan since 1 January 2026; and on what dates.
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
Since 1 January 2026, I have considered the planned publication of the freight plan in the context of wider departmental priorities and the Middle East crisis. In May 2026, I took the decision not to publish the freight plan before summer to ensure the pl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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