Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the 2023-24 budget for (a) mode shift revenue support and (b) waterborne freight grant had been allocated as of 14 December 2023.

The total freight grant budget for 2023/24 is £20m. As of 14 December 2023, the Department has allocated £19,841,891 for Mode Shift Revenue Support. A Waterborne Freight Grant award of £16,524 has also been made for 1 October 2023 to 30 April 2024. The proportion of the budget awarded is about 99%.