Extract from Opposition day debate on Health - May 14
Wednesday, 15 May 2019 07:51
Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):...In addition to that,
my Clean Air Bill sets out a fiscal strategy for tackling air
pollution. Fuel duty on diesel has been frozen since 2010. There is
no differential between that and petrol, let alone electric cars.
We require electric car infrastructure across Britain, but the
Government have given that responsibility to BP, which of
course has a vested interest in keeping fossil fuel on the road. We
also need proper testing. VW was fined in...Request free trial
(Swansea West)
(Lab/Co-op):...In addition to that, my Clean Air Bill sets
out a fiscal strategy for tackling air pollution. Fuel duty on
diesel has been frozen since 2010. There is no differential between
that and petrol, let alone electric cars. We require electric car
infrastructure across Britain, but the Government have given that
responsibility to BP, which of course has a vested interest in
keeping fossil fuel on the road. We also need proper testing. VW
was fined in the United States following the testing scandal, but
not in Britain, and 300,000 VWs still have not been called back for
correction. The Government are hurtling ahead with expanding
airport capacity, leading to more dirty air. We need to do more on
ports, with a maritime strategy that ensures that ships coming into
port are connected to electric power. We should be converting to
electric trains, but Swansea, which was promised electrification,
is getting diesels...
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