Policy Briefings

The booklet highlights key facts about the UK logistics sector including economic contribution, employee numbers, key information around top goods traded and key freight flows.

Logistics underpins the whole economy. It is crucial to the government’s missions to kickstart growth, deliver green prosperity and break down barriers to opportunity.

Logistics UK’s manifesto ahead of the 2026 Senedd election sets out why nothing moves without logistics, and how Welsh policymakers can harness the sector to drive sustainable growth across the country.

Logistics UK’s manifesto ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary election sets out why nothing moves without logistics, and how Scottish policymakers can harness the sector to drive sustainable growth across the country.

Logistics UK’s manifesto ahead of the next general election sets out how policymakers can unleash the power of logistics to drive growth across the whole economy.

Logistics underpins the Northern Ireland economy, safely and efficiently delivering for households, businesses and public services, every day. This document sets out Logistics UK’s priorities to enable the sector to drive sustainable growth in Northern Ireland.

The Midlands Manifesto sets out how the new Mayors of the West and East Midlands can work with the logistics sector to confront the challenges of climate change and drive growth across the region.

The North of England Manifesto sets out how the new Mayors of Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, the North East, Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, can work with the logistics sector to confront the challenges of climate change and drive growth across the North.

The London Manifesto sets out how London can work with the logistics sector to address the strategic opportunities and challenges facing the capital to make it cleaner, safer and more prosperous and, ultimately, a better place to live and work.

This guide covers the main low carbon fuel types that can or may be used by the logistics sector. The guide also covers hydrogen, which can reduce carbon emissions depending on the source and supply chain. It does not cover battery electric options – which are addressed in other Logistics UK briefings.

This document identifies key priorities for achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions across logistics operations as quickly as possible. The report covers the importance of decarbonising transport, the role of logistics, infrastructure, Government incentives and the importance of a multimodal approach.