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Franchising Of Regional Railways North East

EDM number 379 in 1996-97, proposed by Hugh Bayley on 13/01/1997.

That this House expresses grave concern that one of the companies bidding for the Regional Railways North East franchise based its tender on financial data which were not made available to other bidders; recognises that the rules for rail franchising are intended to provide a level playing field for bidders and best value for money for the taxpayer; fears that the violation of these rules may cost the taxpayer millions of pounds in unnecessary subsidy if the franchising process is allowed to proceed; and calls on the Secretary of State to suspend the franchising process for Regional Railways North East immediately and to allow all applicants to re-tender on the basis of the same financial information.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Hugh Bayley13/01/1997York, City ofProposed
Doug Henderson13/01/1997Newcastle upon Tyne NorthSigned
Helen Jackson13/01/1997Sheffield, HillsboroughSigned
Frank Cook13/01/1997Stockton NorthSigned
Derek Fatchett13/01/1997Leeds CentralSigned
Stuart Bell13/01/1997MiddlesbroughSigned
Eric Clarke14/01/1997MidlothianSigned
John Cummings14/01/1997EasingtonSigned
Andrew Faulds14/01/1997Warley EastSigned
Harry Barnes14/01/1997North East DerbyshireSigned
Gerry Steinberg14/01/1997Durham, City ofSigned
Paddy Tipping14/01/1997SherwoodSigned
Dennis Turner14/01/1997Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Keith Bradley14/01/1997Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Bill Michie14/01/1997Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Alan Meale14/01/1997MansfieldSigned
Colin Pickthall14/01/1997West LancashireSigned
Dennis Skinner14/01/1997BolsoverSigned
Peter Hardy14/01/1997WentworthSigned
Eric Illsley14/01/1997Barnsley CentralSigned
Lynne Jones14/01/1997Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Terry Lewis14/01/1997WorsleySigned
Alice Mahon14/01/1997HalifaxSigned
Don Touhig15/01/1997IslwynSigned
Mike Hall15/01/1997Warrington SouthSigned
John Gunnell15/01/1997Leeds South and MorleySigned
Mike Gapes15/01/1997Ilford SouthSigned
John Evans15/01/1997St Helens NorthSigned
James Callaghan15/01/1997Heywood & MiddletonSigned
Ken Livingstone15/01/1997Brent EastSigned
Brian Jenkins15/01/1997Staffordshire South EastSigned
Tony Banks16/01/1997Newham North WestSigned
Norman Godman16/01/1997Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Paul Flynn16/01/1997Newport WestSigned
Jeff Ennis16/01/1997Barnsley EastSigned
David Clelland16/01/1997Tyne BridgeSigned
Alan Simpson16/01/1997Nottingham SouthSigned
Rachel Squire20/01/1997Dunfermline WestSigned
Jack Thompson21/01/1997WansbeckSigned
Ian Davidson21/01/1997Glasgow, GovanSigned
Jeremy Corbyn21/01/1997Islington NorthSigned
Michael Connarty21/01/1997Falkirk EastSigned
Terry Rooney21/01/1997Bradford NorthSigned
David Winnick22/01/1997Walsall NorthSigned
Gwyneth Dunwoody22/01/1997Crewe & NantwichSigned
Bryan Davies22/01/1997Oldham Central and RoytonSigned
Tom Cox22/01/1997TootingSigned
Bill O'Brien22/01/1997NormantonSigned
David Marshall22/01/1997Glasgow, ShettlestonSigned
Kevin Hughes22/01/1997Doncaster NorthSigned
Llew Smith22/01/1997Blaenau GwentSigned
David Hanson22/01/1997DelynSigned
Michael Clapham23/01/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Bill Etherington23/01/1997Sunderland NorthSigned
Audrey Wise28/01/1997PrestonSigned
Martyn Jones30/01/1997Clwyd South WestSigned
Tommy Graham05/02/1997Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned

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