Air Quality Debate
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Lord Bradshaw
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(11 years, 1 month ago)
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Lord De Mauley
My Lords, that is a very complicated subject and maybe we should have a debate on it.
Lord Bradshaw
My Lords, can the Minister throw some light on the possibility of the electrification of the railway line between Barking and Gospel Oak? This line would carry not only electric passenger trains but much more importantly the large amount of freight that will emanate from the London Gateway port development, and as a consequence would keep a lot more heavy lorries off the roads of London.
Lord De Mauley
I cannot, my Lords, but I can say that the critical issue for achieving the EU targets is principally in the area of diesel vehicles.