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1658587

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has held with (a) industry and (b) other stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the amount of freight transported around the UK on the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	198129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to growing rail freight and I meet regularly with industry to discuss the work we are doing to achieve this. I host bi-monthly roundtable meetings with the rail freight sector and Network Rail, I have visited freight operators on site and attended numerous industry events. I have also met with representative bodies of rail freight customers and also of Ports with key interests in rail freight.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 11/09/2023 12:57:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1643459

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: 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 recent discussions with the rail freight industry on the impact of the use of longer semi-trailers on their businesses.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	188775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>A strong resilient supply chain is essential to the government’s efforts to grow the economy. We strongly support rail freight playing a key role in that supply chain which is why we are committed to introducing a long-term rail freight growth target and encourage modal shift through the Mode Shift Revenue Support grant. But road haulage is also vital to a strong supply chain and longer semi-trailers will reduce congestion and lower emissions.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 188776 question first answered 14/06/2023 09:07:52 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1643460

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the environmental impact of (a) longer semi-trailers and (b) freight moved by rail.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	188776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>A strong resilient supply chain is essential to the government’s efforts to grow the economy. We strongly support rail freight playing a key role in that supply chain which is why we are committed to introducing a long-term rail freight growth target and encourage modal shift through the Mode Shift Revenue Support grant. But road haulage is also vital to a strong supply chain and longer semi-trailers will reduce congestion and lower emissions.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 188775 question first answered 14/06/2023 09:07:52 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1600440

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to set a target of trebling rail freight by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	156213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to introducing a long-term rail freight growth target, recognising the economic and environmental benefits of moving goods by rail.</p><p>My officials are currently working with the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) to develop options.</p><p>The government’s rail freight growth target will be announced in autumn and will be evidence-based, taking into account feedback from industry, particularly drawn from the Call for Evidence that ran last year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/03/2023 09:40:33 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1550517

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's process is for granting a change to a Development Consent Order for a strategic rail freight interchange.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	108207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>There are different processes for making changes to Development Consent Orders, including Development Consent Orders for Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges, depending on whether the changes are considered to be material or non-material. The Secretary of State for Transport will be the decision-maker on applications for changes to Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges for both material and non-material changes. Details of the processes are set in the Planning Act 2008: Changes to Development Consent Orders guidance published by the former Department for Communities and Local Government and which can be found on</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-development-consent-orders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-development-consent-orders</a></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/12/2022 09:24:00 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1548417

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will outline his Department's process for granting a Development Consent Order for a strategic rail freight interchange.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	102904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>An application for development consent for a strategic rail freight interchange in England will first be made to The Planning Inspectorate. When the Examining Authority appointed to examine the application has completed its examination, it will send a report containing its conclusions and recommendation to the Secretary of State. Once the report is received, a decision has to be made within three months unless the Secretary of State agrees to extend the deadline. The report will be considered by officials in the Department’s Transport Infrastructure Planning Unit. They will submit advice to the Minister who has been delegated to make decisions on applications for consent for rail freight infrastructure. The Minister will then consider whether or not consent should be granted taking into account the relevant planning matters. If consent is granted, a decision letter, containing the reasons for the decision, a Habitats Regulations Assessment (if required) and a Development Consent Order will be issued.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/12/2022 13:47:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1546199

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with rail freight stakeholders on ongoing industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently holding introductory meetings with trade unions to help facilitate and support the ongoing negotiations between the trade unions and the employers. Discussions will continue as set out in the letter from the Secretary of State for Transport to the General Secretary of the RMT - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The Government continues to work closely with rail freight operators and Network Rail to support them to continue to run services across the network and move as much freight as possible, particularly critical services, during industrial action.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 97798 97799 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:30:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1546202

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to help resolve industrial disputes affecting the rail freight industry.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently holding introductory meetings with trade unions to help facilitate and support the ongoing negotiations between the trade unions and the employers. Discussions will continue as set out in the letter from the Secretary of State for Transport to the General Secretary of the RMT - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The Government continues to work closely with rail freight operators and Network Rail to support them to continue to run services across the network and move as much freight as possible, particularly critical services, during industrial action.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 97797 97799 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:30:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1546205

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with union representatives of rail freight industry workers on resolving ongoing industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently holding introductory meetings with trade unions to help facilitate and support the ongoing negotiations between the trade unions and the employers. Discussions will continue as set out in the letter from the Secretary of State for Transport to the General Secretary of the RMT - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The Government continues to work closely with rail freight operators and Network Rail to support them to continue to run services across the network and move as much freight as possible, particularly critical services, during industrial action.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 97797 97798 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:30:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1523175

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department will publish the target for rail freight growth to which it committed in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	64276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government strongly supports the growth and development of rail freight, reflecting the significant economic and environmental benefit it provides. The Great British Railways Transition Team concluded a Call for Evidence on 27th September 2022 regarding the rail freight growth target. It is now developing a range of options for Ministers on an appropriate, realistic target. We then expect to publish a rail freight growth target in the first half of 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2022 09:55:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi