Railways: Devon
Commons · Question 99944 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the price of (a) rail and (b) road freight on rail freight operators in Devon.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 22 Dec 2025
Rail freight operations are typically long distance and cross-border in the UK. Under the Railways Bill, Government has proposed to place a duty on Great British Railways to promote the use of rail freight, meaning freight operators will benefit from a lo...