2017 November
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6 November 2017
The announcement that the Silvertown Tunnel planning decision is being delayed until May 2018 to allow more time to examine the effects of the scheme on air quality has been welcomed by Campaign for Better Transport.
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10 November 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds to news today that the Chancellor, Philip Hammond MP, is to increase taxes for new diesel cars in this year’s Autumn Budget.
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16 November 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds today, 16 November, to the announcement by the Department for Transport (DfT), that Transport for the North (TfN) will get new statutory powers to decide how money is spent on transport across the north of England...
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16 November 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds today, 16 November, to the publication of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Visitor Economy’s report into Coastal Communities.
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17 November 2017
On Wednesday, 22 November, the Government will deliver its Autumn Budget setting out its spending plans. Transport is likely to feature in various ways:
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17 November 2017
New Government figures show that road freight is inefficient with only 34 per cent of HGVs fully loaded by volume and 30 per cent travelling around completely empty. [1]
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20 November 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds today to the Government's launch of a £1.7 billion Transforming Cities Fund to improve transport links and promote local growth within city regions.
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22 Novemebr 2017
Responding to the Autumn Budget today (22 November), Campaign for Better Transport welcomed the investment in city transport, the new youth railcard and the new diesel levy, but said that by again freezing fuel duty, especially on diesel, the Chancellor...
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22 November 2017
Responding to today’s Budget announcements Philippa Edmunds, Freight on Rail Manager, Campaign for Better Transport said:
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28 November 2017
Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed Government's plans to expand the rail network as part of its Strategic Vision for Rail.