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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 February 2025

Debate

Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200th Anniversary

Contribution

My Lords, will the Minister recall that the steam engine was invented by a Scot, James Watt? I declare my interest as chairman of the Steam Boat Association and raise the serious point that we are very dependent on heritage railway in our country for tourism. The decision to close the last remaining coal mines means that coal has to be imported at great expense for that purpose. What are the Government going to do about it? Is this not an example of net-zero ideology harming our economy?

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