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Transport: Rural Areas

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 92470

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of rural depopulation on levels of transport-related emissions in remote communities.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department for Transport has not made an assessment of the potential impact of rural depopulation on levels of transport-related emissions in remote communities.

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