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    Railways in Parliament

    May 30, 2022 3 minutes
    by
    Jon Longman

    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

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