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Layla Moran Excerpts
Thursday 1st March 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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Yes, I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. Of course, DEFRA is the lead agency within Government on emissions. Only on Monday we put the renewable transport fuel obligation on the statute book. The obligation specifically balances the two sides of that equation.

Layla Moran Portrait Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon) (LD)
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Oxford is proud to call itself a cycling city, yet last week it was identified in the High Court ruling on air pollution as one of the 45 cities that the Government need to do more to help. Will any more money be coming to Oxford to help us make that modal shift?

Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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The hon. Lady will be aware that substantial amounts of money have already been put aside to help local authorities that have been affected by air quality problems, and it is up to Oxford to see if it can apply for that money when it becomes available.