Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 24607

Railways: Freight

Tabled: 16 January 2025

Answered: 21 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new approach to access charges to help incentivise rail freight operators to (a) fund greener assets and (b) use the network more efficien

Answer

Simon Lightwood

As set out in Getting Britain Moving, we will reform the existing access, charging and capacity allocation regime, to enable GBR to become the directing mind and decision maker on use of its infrastructure. Part of this will involve considering how the ne...

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