Local Congestion: Investment - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:15 pm on 10 January 2018.

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Photo of Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Green 3:15, 10 January 2018

My Lords, I do not understand why the Government do not have any sort of plan for traffic reduction. Every time you build a road, you actually encourage traffic and create more air pollution and more congestion. Why not reduce traffic?