Question follow-through · 900539

Public Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce emissions by increasing the use of public transport.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
8 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce emissions by increasing the use of public transport.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to delivering greener transport and supporting the missions to kickstart economic growth and to make Britain a clean energy superpower. The Department is working across government and the transport sector to turn this vision t...

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