VoteClimate: Electrification of the Hull to Selby railway line - 20th October 2021

Electrification of the Hull to Selby railway line - 20th October 2021

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Electrification of the Hull to Selby railway line.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-10-20/debates/8E1C67A9-E787-40E2-A8E0-03CDE6E9B5A0/ElectrificationOfTheHullToSelbyRailwayLine

20:33 Emma Hardy (Labour)

Declares that rail links to Hull are among the poorest in the north of England; further that the current train service reliability of 60 per cent or lower means it is quicker to travel to Leeds by road; further the Humberside economy is increasingly supplying renewable energy but poor rail connections to Hull and the port do not encourage sustainable transport choices; further electrifying the Leeds to Hull route via Selby, and significantly upgrading the railway line between Sheffield and Hull via Goole, will permit cleaner, faster and more reliable trains to run in and out of Hull; further this will provide an electrified railway from east to west and allow freight to cross coast to coast more efficiently; further the Government has committed to a carbon neutral economy by 2050.

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