To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department will publish the target for rail freight growth to which it committed in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
Answered on
20 October 2022
The Government strongly supports the growth and development of rail freight, reflecting the significant economic and environmental benefit it provides. The Great British Railways Transition Team concluded a Call for Evidence on 27th September 2022 regarding the rail freight growth target. It is now developing a range of options for Ministers on an appropriate, realistic target. We then expect to publish a rail freight growth target in the first half of 2023.
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Department for Transport
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