Written questions

Freight

Commons · Question 123146 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 13 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the cost profile of (a) rail and (b) road freight operations on modal shift.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 13 Apr 2026

The Department does not hold data on relative changes to operating costs between road and rail freight. As part of continued support for the rail freight sector, the Department has operated the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme since 2010. Network Rail al...