Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108936

Freight: Scotland

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Brian Leishman

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote modal shift of freight from road to sea; and when she last discussed this matter with counterparts in the Scottish Government.

Answer

Keir Mather

The GB-wide Waterborne Freight Grant encourages new coastal or short sea shipping services and assists a company with the operating costs associated with running waterborne freight transport instead of road, where transport by water is more expensive. The...

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