Railways Bill (Eleventh sitting) - 5th February 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Railways Bill (Eleventh sitting).

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-02-05/debates/D29FBDE0-5B29-433E-9802-17696CB6C86B/RailwaysBillEleventhsitting

12:02 Rebecca Smith (Conservative)

The amendment would give a better balance to capacity considerations than the current wholly one-sided drafting. That is incredibly important because, ultimately, the Government are seeking to reduce climate change and achieve net zero. Freight plays a huge part in that, and if we do not have strategic freight corridors to ensure that we can make use of the freight system, we will fall short of what could be achieved.

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