Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78527

Railways: Freight

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Jerome Mayhew

Conservative — Broadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made in increasing rail freight growth.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government, alongside Network Rail and the rail freight sector, continue to make progress on ensuring the growth of rail freight. In the year April 2024 to March 2025, rail freight volumes increased by 5%. Network Rail’s Access Charge Discounts Policy...

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