VoteClimate: Trans-Pennine Railway - 30th June 2021

Trans-Pennine Railway - 30th June 2021

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Trans-Pennine Railway.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-06-30/debates/44748BC9-F5B7-4F79-83B4-4B400E6ED035/Trans-PennineRailway

11:00 Angela Eagle (Labour)

Across the wider regions, the proposal would put around 10 million people and more than a quarter of a million businesses within 90 minutes of four or more northern cities. Northern Powerhouse Rail will also support carbon-free and sustainable travel, contributing to the net zero carbon goals of not just northern cities, but the whole of the UK. One of the largest city-to-city journey to work flows in the country is between Bradford and Leeds, mostly by car. At scale, Northern Powerhouse Rail supports a 400% increase in rail travel and takes 64,000 car trips per day off the road.

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