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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage more freight on to rail for efficiency and environmental reasons; and to improve Ely Junction to facilitate goods travelling by rail from east coast ports and elsewhere in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1686247/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In 2014-15 the total freight moved was 22.2 billion net tonne km. This has decreased by 29% to 15.7 billion net tonne km in 2022-23. Much of the decline is due to the phasing out of coal for power stations. Coal traffic decreased by 93% from 6.5 billion net tonne km in 2014-15 to 0.5 billion net tonne km in 2022-23.<\/p><p>If coal is excluded, the total amount of freight moved has decreased by 3% from 15.7 billion net tonne km in 2014-15 to 15.2 billion net tonne km in 2022-23. However, there is significant potential for growth and that is why the government has set a target of at least 75% growth in freight moved by rail by 2050.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Coal<\/strong><br> <strong> (billion net tonne kilometres)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total Freight Moved without Coal (billion net tonne kilometres)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Total Freight Moved<\/strong><br> <strong> (billion net tonne kilometres)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>22.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>17.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>17.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>16.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>16.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>17.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>16.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>16.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>16.6<\/p><\/td><td><p>16.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The government is committed to growing rail freight.<\/p><p>Network Rail has committed to supporting growth of 7.5% in CP7 (2024-2029) and are working on plans to achieve this. That will form the first step on the way to the 2050 target.<\/p><p>The Rail Minister hosts bi-monthly roundtable meetings with key rail freight stakeholders. Network Rail also continues to work closely with freight operators to improve performance, with increases seen recently in Network Rail\u2019s Freight Delivery Metric.<\/p><p>The Government encourages and incentivises modal shift from road to rail by allocating £20m per year to the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme. In 2022/23, the scheme removed the need for around 900,000 HGV journeys, saving almost 40,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.<\/p><p>The Government has also contributed over £12.5m to 33 &quot;First of a Kind&quot; R&amp;D projects and £7m through the \u201cFuture of Freight\u201d fund both to boost innovation and help decarbonise freight.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1660910", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1660910/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Officials and the Rail Minister have discussed this with the freight operating companies who are closely monitoring the situation and will review when electricity prices come down. The decision about which locomotives to use for freight trains is a commercial decision for each individual freight operating company. The Government cannot intervene in such decisions but we continue to work closely to help incentivise the freight industry to meet our net zero targets.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-09-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what detailed information they have about freight train operators who have replaced electric locomotives with diesel over the past year because of the higher costs of electricity; and whether they have had meetings with any such operators to discuss the impact of these changes on His Majesty's Government\u2019s net zero strategy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1659126/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The attached table summarises freight lifted, and freight moved by rail in Great Britain in each of the last 5 years.<\/p><p>Freight lifted is the mass of goods carried on the rail network measured in tonnes, excluding the weight of the locomotives and wagons. Unlike freight moved it takes no account of the distance travelled.<\/p><p>Freight moved measures the amount of freight moved on the railway network, taking into account the weight of the load and the distance carried. It is measured in net tonne kilometres.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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          , "title" : "Table - Quantity of freight on rail - five years"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-09-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the quantity of freight that was transported on the rail network in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4638", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658587", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658587/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658721/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As of 31 March 2022, according to ORR, 777 miles of mainline network in Great Britain are for freight only, with 9,129 miles for passenger and freight traffic. This refers to the mainline railway and does not include privately operated lines, such as terminals, for which we do not hold information.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4602", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Wera Hobhouse"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Wera Hobhouse"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658280", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1658280/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to growing rail freight. We are undertaking a number of initiatives including setting a long-term rail freight growth target, which will be announced later this year, and a review of the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme. The Rail Minister hosts bi-monthly roundtable meetings with key rail freight stakeholders. Network Rail also continues to work closely with freight operators to improve performance, with increases seen recently in Network Rail\u2019s Freight Delivery Metric.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1656597", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1656597/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is determined to encourage a move from road to rail for transporting goods. For example, initiatives currently include setting a long-term rail freight growth target and the Department\u2019s Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme, which assists rail freight operating companies with the costs associated with running freight on rail instead of road, where rail transport is more expensive. A review of the MSRS scheme, which runs until 31 March 2025, will commence soon.<\/p>"}
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