United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 114690
Railways: Environment Protection
Introduced
20 December 2022
Last action
10 January 2023 · Answer
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Answered
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Environment
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10 January 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) financial and (b) environmental merits of mandating the use of composite materials in railway sleepers.
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20 December 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) financial and (b) environmental merits of mandating the use of composite materials in railway sleepers.
Source: Commons
10 January 2023
Answer
The Department is aware of Network Rail’s ongoing work exploring the lifecycle costs and carbon implications of using composite materials for both sleepers and long-bearers, and Network Rail has begun to use these materials. The Department is not currentl...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-20/114690
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1563546
- uk · wq-1563546 · source updated 10 January 2023