Roads: Long and Heavy Vehicles Debate

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Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

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House of Lords: Reform

Roads: Long and Heavy Vehicles

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Wednesday 1st December 2010

(13 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, on the first part of the noble Lord’s question, absolutely. We will do nothing that reduces the amount of freight carried by rail.

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Portrait Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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Can the Minister confirm that the road axle weight has increased from 38 tonnes per axle? He rather gave that impression in his earlier Answer.

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, the gross train weight—that is, the all-up weight of a heavy goods vehicle—was increased some time ago from 38 tonnes to 44 tonnes, but the axle weight is considerably lower than that.

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