United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL8986
Freight: Inland Waterways
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9 October 2020
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21 October 2020 · Answer
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21 October 2020
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the take-up of transporting freight by water, rather than by road.
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9 October 2020
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the take-up of transporting freight by water, rather than by road.
Source: Lords
21 October 2020
Answer
Moving additional freight by water or rail can provide a number of benefits over transporting that freight by road, in particular environmental gains, but can also a decrease in congestion. The Department will continue to consider waterborne freight in fu...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-09/HL8986
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1242128
- uk · wq-1242128 · source updated 21 October 2020