Parliamentary work

An Early Day Motion submitted by RMT to Parliament on Clean Air Day, 15th June, noted that the issue of poor air quality will be addressed by moving away from diesel for rail and bus services, and from private car use to affordable and attractive alternatives. The motion explained that Network Rail has admitted that it is “almost impossible” to

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achieve its targets to electrify the railway and to reduce reliance on diesel trains.

In the RMT Parliamentary motion we called on the Government to recognise the vital role of public transport in delivering clean air by investing to deliver a radically expanded and affordable public transport network.

HSE research has shown that exposure to silica, even at legal levels, leads to many health problems, including deaths from cancer.

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Information from the RMT clean air meeting and other relevant information on air quality can be found here: https://bit.ly/3qfY90g