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date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to help support fuel transition within the freight transportation sector.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	201390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department is investing £200m into zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrators to provide the road freight industry with the evidence needed to make investment decisions and have the confidence to transition to zero emissions technologies sooner.</p><p> </p><p>As some vehicles may take longer to transition, the Department has published a call for evidence to identify suitable exemptions to the 2035 phase out dates for these vehicles. A formal response will be published in due course. Furthermore, the Freight Energy Forum brings together the energy and freight sectors and government to prioritise the provision of the energy infrastructure required to achieve a net zero freight sector.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 23/10/2023 11:53:11 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

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registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with (a) businesses, (b) industry representatives and (c) other stakeholders on encouraging a move from road to rail for the transport of goods.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	186136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials engage regularly with businesses, industry representatives and other stakeholders on a range of initiatives to encourage a move from road to rail for transporting goods. For example, initiatives currently include setting a rail freight growth target and a review of the current Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme, which runs until 31 March 2025.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 25/05/2023 08:19:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols