Local Transport: Levelling Up - 24th November 2022

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Local Transport: Levelling Up.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2022-11-24/debates/503552D9-9E8E-4E83-A413-B822B06FE376/LocalTransportLevellingUp

09:49 Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (SNP)

Last week’s Budget slashed funding for the Department for Transport by 30% in cash terms over the next three years. At a time when investment in net zero transport and boosting regional connectivity is more important than ever, to abandon a key part of national investment is reckless and irresponsible, and it will cause further damage to the economy. What representations will he make to his Cabinet colleagues in the Treasury about reversing these cuts and putting transport funding on a proper footing?

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