United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 196386
Railways: Freight
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1 September 2023
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7 September 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the provision of incentive schemes that encourage businesses to shift from road to rail freight.
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1 September 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the provision of incentive schemes that encourage businesses to shift from road to rail freight.
Source: Commons
7 September 2023
Answer
The Government is determined to encourage a move from road to rail for transporting goods. For example, initiatives currently include setting a long-term rail freight growth target and the Department’s Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme, which assis...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-09-01/196386
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1656597
- uk · wq-1656597 · source updated 7 September 2023