Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 27
27
Rejected
Rail freight growth requires stronger incentives and greater certainty within the Bill.
Conclusion
We welcome the requirement in clause 17 for the Secretary of State to set a target to increase freight on the railways and the duty in clause 18(2)b. We note that the Government is aware of the risk that GBR would not otherwise have an incentive to grow rail freight. The Bill could be strengthened to further support the ambition to increase the use of rail for freight, and to allay concerns about insufficient incentives for GBR to allow freight paths on its network and insufficient certainty for freight-using businesses to invest. (Conclusion, Paragraph 70)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government disagrees that the Bill needs amending to clarify the relationship between clause 60 and clause 63 and will instead provide additional clarity to reassure stakeholders.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 24 April 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗