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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-09more like thismore than 2019-07-09
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: Freight more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase rail freight capacity. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 275143 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-16more like thismore than 2019-07-16
answer text <p>In Control Period 5 (2014-2019), Government made available £235m through the Strategic Freight Network fund, investing in projects to support rail freight growth. This includes a £60m contribution to a project to increase the number of trains able to serve the Port of Felixstowe, the largest container port in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>There is funding available in Control Period 6 (2019-2024) for continued improvements to the rail network. Government is working with Network Rail and the freight industry to develop options for investment over the next five years.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough more like this
answering member printed Andrew Jones more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-16T14:53:38.423Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-16T14:53:38.423Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Andrew Jones more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell remove filter