Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 110086
Ports: Costs
Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential costs to port developers of setting target modal shares for rail or coastal shipping, as referenced in the draft National Policy Statement for Ports; and what furth
Answer
Keir MatherThe costs of requirements and obligations for rail and/or coastal shipping can only be determined in the specific circumstances of individual applications for development consent. The draft National Policy Statement for Ports makes clear that such require...
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