| Heading: |
Freight: Railways |
| Question ID: |
1784654 |
| UIN: |
HL5763 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-13 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3526 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Berkeley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Berkeley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, following their decision to refuse permission for the building of the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange, what plans they have to increase the volume of freight carried by rail. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-26 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
The Government continues to support modal shift from road to rail through the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme, which we have extended to at least 31 March 2026. As stated in our consultation document on proposals to reform our railways, there will be a ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |