Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2024 to Question 12929 on Railways: Freight, who will set the target for growing rail freight.

The Secretary of State will be responsible for setting clear and meaningful targets for growing rail freight, working with Shadow Great British Railways to identify the best way in which they should be expressed. Growth targets will provide confidence and certainty to the sector’s customers and investors and will demonstrate the Government’s commitment to this area.