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Iovernment defends plan
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I The government has hit back : severe criticism meted out by e Transport Select ommittee in May over its 10tar transport plan (CM 30 ay-5 June).
The government's official )sponse, published last week, is been sparked by a damning ;port by cross-party MPs who lacked the government on a imber of issues including fail-e to cut traffic congestion and i tackle the increasing use of But the government insists at the problems of traffic
growth and pollution are a primary objective of the 10-year plan.
"We are working with local authorities to determine the best way to link local congestion and traffic reduction targets and the national congestion targets," says the response.
On rail freight, the government says it shares the committee's concerns about establishing a stable and reliable service.
The response says Labour still hopes that full services will be up and running "no later than September".