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Railways: Freight

Commons · Question 18189 · Tabled 5 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Gareth Bacon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to use rail freight to help support the building of new homes.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 12 Dec 2024

Rail freight is a highly efficient way of transporting goods and it will be critical to supporting the Government’s target to build 1.5 million homes by the end of this parliament.The mode used to transport materials for housebuilding is a commercial deci...