Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason was the Government's procurement of additional freight capacity delayed.
The Government has been preparing since Article 50 was extended in April, and issued a Prior Information Notice to the market on 28 June marking the start of formal procurement activities. The Freight Capacity framework was put in place on 20 September and the Government remains on course to provide capacity to carry ‘category 1’ goods by 31 October.