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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Decarbonising Transport

Thursday 30 January 2020 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Hydrogen technology is important for heavier vehicles and potentially for trains, while battery technology suits cars better according to the Secretary of State.
  • The Secretary of State did not commit to electrifying the Harrogate line but mentioned a deep clean of trains starting from 1 March and new trains coming onto the network.
  • No specific commitment to electrify the Harrogate line for carbon-neutral travel was given in the response.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Robert Goodwill Con Hindress
Transport Climate
Context

Progress in battery technology for light vehicles, but decarbonising road freight is challenging.

Question

Does the Secretary of State think that we need to look at options such as hydrogen technology for trucks or freeing up space on our rail network by building HS2?

Answer from Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Transport)

Hydrogen technology is important for heavier vehicles and potentially for trains, whereas battery technology suits cars better. We are funding both technologies.

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Q2 Alex Sobel Labour (Co-op) Ogmore
Transport Energy
Context

Northern Rail has been brought back into public ownership. New trains are arriving on the network.

Question

Will he commit to electrifying the Harrogate line so that we can have carbon-neutral travel?

Answer from Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Transport)

Deep clean of trains from 1 March, new trains are coming on to the network. No specific commitment to electrify the Harrogate line mentioned in response.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Commitment to electrification of the Harrogate line

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