Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 88362

Railways: Freight

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what protections exist to protect land and operations afforded to rail freight from (a) the risks of redevelopment and (b) other legal and commercial challenges; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government recognises that safeguarding strategically important sites for rail freight is vital to securing the growth of the sector and is committed to continuing to protect strategic freight sites. Currently, the consent of the Office of Rail and Ro...

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