HC Deb 19 November 2001 vol 375 cc45-6W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will ask the SRA to consider the potential for switching freight from road to rail following the development of an improved railhead at Newhaven. [15387]

Mr. Jamieson

I am not aware of any proposal for enhancing the railway infrastructure at Newhaven. However, the SRA has a target to deliver a significant increase in rail's share of freight over the next decade and is keen to ensure that potential opportunities to increase rail freight are taken. The authority's first Freight Strategy published in May this year, and their soon to be published Strategic Plan, describe how its freight target will be achieved.