United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 87875
Railways: Freight
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4 November 2025
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11 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to retain the rail freight growth target of 75% growth in freight carried by rail by 2050; and whether she plans to (a) put that target on a statutory footing, (b) introduce interim milestones
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4 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to retain the rail freight growth target of 75% growth in freight carried by rail by 2050; and whether she plans to (a) put that target on a statutory footing, (b) introduce interim milestones
Source: Commons
11 November 2025
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The Government recognises that the economic and environmental potential of rail freight is significant and is committed to the target of at least a 75% increase in freight moved by rail by 2050. The recently published draft Railways Bill sets out a duty o...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-04/87875
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1848392
- uk · wq-1848392 · source updated 11 November 2025