Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Guide to the Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) Scheme published in January 2026, what proportion of applications to the scheme were (a) successful and (b) rejected in the most recent application round; and for what reasons applications were rejected.

In the February 2026 MSRS bid round, the Department for Transport received 53 eligible bids with a total value of £22.9m (England only). The Department awarded 42 bids with a total value of £20m. The MSRS budget for 2026/27 is £20m.

MSRS grants are awarded through a competitive bid round process, and applications are prioritised based on their value for money using a cost-to-benefit ratio. Freight movements which deliver the greatest value are most likely to succeed, but are subject to the available budget.