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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 June 2025

Debate

Channel Tunnel: International Rail Strategy

Contribution

My Lords, when the Channel Tunnel opened 31 years ago on 6 May, the forecast for freight traffic was between 8 million and 10 million tonnes. It peaked at 3 million tonnes then fell to 1 million tonnes. As the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, said in his Question, there is enormous scope for taking freight off our roads and putting it through the tunnel. What specific measures do the Government envisage taking to achieve this?

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