Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14831
Ports: Freight
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the efficiency of freight transport and reduce bottlenecks at ports.
Answer
Keir MatherThe multimodal UK freight and logistics sector delivers reliable, resilient and efficient movement of goods to support UK business and the consumer. The government recognised the importance of the sector in our Industrial Strategy (2025). We have recently...
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