Rail freight developing
CUTTING CO2 emissions is a top priority for the Government, but Rachel Maskell, the opposition MP for York Central, wanted to know the proportion of freight that will be transferred from road to rail over the next five years.
Transport Minister Wendy Morton replied: “We continue to encourage and incentivise modal shift from road to rail through the Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme, that financially supports the carriage of freight by rail and water on routes where road haulage has a financial advantage. The £20 million scheme delivers high value for money and in 2020/21 removed around 900,000 HGV lorries off our congested road network, saving 58,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.