VoteClimate: Portishead Railway - 16th October 2019

Portishead Railway - 16th October 2019

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

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-10-16/debates/2A9075F5-FAB6-4EE6-B49C-01F15270D340/PortisheadRailway

20:49 The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Chris Heaton-Harris)

Then, of course, there is MetroWest. The Government continue to be highly supportive of its development and recognise the benefits it will bring to the area. The plan is that MetroWest will help to reduce congestion in the centre of Bristol, get people out of their cars and create a cleaner environment for people in the city with a decrease in carbon emissions. That demonstrates the Government’s commitment to decarbonisation through moving journeys from road to rail and helps to meet our ambitious, legally binding target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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