Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what international case studies her Department has examined to establish best practice for the enhancement of key data and insight capabilities on the freight and logistics system.

The Department recognises the value of international comparisons when developing freight and logistics analytical projects. Recent examples include:

• Australia’s National Freight Data Hub, which provides a central platform for sharing freight data to improve supply‑chain visibility.

• The United States’ Bureau of Transportation Statistics national commodity flow survey to understand performance monitoring.

• Republic of Korea’s Transport Database to understand integration of multimodal transport data to support long‑term planning.

The Department will continue to monitor international best practice as we strengthen the evidence base for the freight and logistics system.