DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL - QUESTION

20th April 2021: Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My contribution to a question that asked "further to the passing of a law by the National Assembly of France to prohibit domestic flights to destinations that can be reached by train in two and a half hours or less, what consideration they have given to reducing domestic air travel in the United Kingdom?" My Lords, is the Minister aware that there is a group of Green Party members who call themselves Greens for HS2? They say on social media: “we should support HS2 because it has a big role in a low-CO2 sustainable transport network for the UK in the 2030s and beyond. HS2 supports our sustainable transport goals, nationally and locally.” Does the Minister agree that our HS2 project will support the climate case to shift travel from air and road and, indeed, improve wildlife biodiversity? While we are about it, can she confirm that there is no question of delaying the eastern leg of HS2 to the East Midlands, Sheffield and Leeds? A link to the complete debate here

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