Opposition MP Stephen Hammond on Government's 10-year Transport Plan

2.2.06 | In the Opposition Debate 01.02-06 on Government's 10-year Transport Plan, Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond the shadow minister for transport said:

“As everyone has said today, moving freight by rail is a good idea. However, I wonder whether, when we recite that slogan, we consider all the economic, environmental and sustainable community issues that it raises. If he has not already done so, the Minister might care to acquaint himself with the Green N8 scheme , which I believe the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is pushing. It involves moving aggregates by rail freight, but the only trouble is that concrete output is moved by road through our communities and the crowded and congested roads of north London. So in reciting these slogans, we should also be clear about what they mean for local communities.”