Shell UK And Oil Transportation

EDM number 1573 in 1992-93, proposed by Alex Carlile on 11/03/1993.

That this House notes the increase of between 50 and 100 per cent. in freight rates charged by British Rail Trainload Petroleum; regrets the decision by Shell UK to transfer the transportation of oil from Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire to Aberystwyth in Dyfed from rail to road, and the increase in heavy tanker traffic on the country roads of Wales which will occur as a result; further regrets the terrible effect this increase will have on the Welsh environment; deplores the danger that the increase in heavy tanker traffic will cause to pedestrians and motorists alike; and urges the Government to intervene to ensure that rail freight prices do not force customers to use other means of transport and to ensure that Shell UK continue to use rail rather than road.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.