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.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Hugh Bayley	13/01/1997	York, City of		Proposed
Doug Henderson	13/01/1997	Newcastle upon Tyne North		Signed
Helen Jackson	13/01/1997	Sheffield, Hillsborough		Signed
Frank Cook	13/01/1997	Stockton North		Signed
Derek Fatchett	13/01/1997	Leeds Central		Signed
Stuart Bell	13/01/1997	Middlesbrough		Signed
Eric Clarke	14/01/1997	Midlothian		Signed
John Cummings	14/01/1997	Easington		Signed
Andrew Faulds	14/01/1997	Warley East		Signed
Harry Barnes	14/01/1997	North East Derbyshire		Signed
Gerry Steinberg	14/01/1997	Durham, City of		Signed
Paddy Tipping	14/01/1997	Sherwood		Signed
Dennis Turner	14/01/1997	Wolverhampton South East		Signed
Keith Bradley	14/01/1997	Manchester, Withington		Signed
Bill Michie	14/01/1997	Sheffield, Heeley		Signed
Alan Meale	14/01/1997	Mansfield		Signed
Colin Pickthall	14/01/1997	West Lancashire		Signed
Dennis Skinner	14/01/1997	Bolsover		Signed
Peter Hardy	14/01/1997	Wentworth		Signed
Eric Illsley	14/01/1997	Barnsley Central		Signed
Lynne Jones	14/01/1997	Birmingham, Selly Oak		Signed
Terry Lewis	14/01/1997	Worsley		Signed
Alice Mahon	14/01/1997	Halifax		Signed
Don Touhig	15/01/1997	Islwyn		Signed
Mike Hall	15/01/1997	Warrington South		Signed
John Gunnell	15/01/1997	Leeds South and Morley		Signed
Mike Gapes	15/01/1997	Ilford South		Signed
John Evans	15/01/1997	St Helens North		Signed
James Callaghan	15/01/1997	Heywood & Middleton		Signed
Ken Livingstone	15/01/1997	Brent East		Signed
Brian Jenkins	15/01/1997	Staffordshire South East		Signed
Tony Banks	16/01/1997	Newham North West		Signed
Norman Godman	16/01/1997	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
Paul Flynn	16/01/1997	Newport West		Signed
Jeff Ennis	16/01/1997	Barnsley East		Signed
David Clelland	16/01/1997	Tyne Bridge		Signed
Alan Simpson	16/01/1997	Nottingham South		Signed
Rachel Squire	20/01/1997	Dunfermline West		Signed
Jack Thompson	21/01/1997	Wansbeck		Signed
Ian Davidson	21/01/1997	Glasgow, Govan		Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	21/01/1997	Islington North		Signed
Michael Connarty	21/01/1997	Falkirk East		Signed
Terry Rooney	21/01/1997	Bradford North		Signed
David Winnick	22/01/1997	Walsall North		Signed
Gwyneth Dunwoody	22/01/1997	Crewe & Nantwich		Signed
Bryan Davies	22/01/1997	Oldham Central and Royton		Signed
Tom Cox	22/01/1997	Tooting		Signed
Bill O'Brien	22/01/1997	Normanton		Signed
David Marshall	22/01/1997	Glasgow, Shettleston		Signed
Kevin Hughes	22/01/1997	Doncaster North		Signed
Llew Smith	22/01/1997	Blaenau Gwent		Signed
David Hanson	22/01/1997	Delyn		Signed
Michael Clapham	23/01/1997	Barnsley West & Penistone		Signed
Bill Etherington	23/01/1997	Sunderland North		Signed
Audrey Wise	28/01/1997	Preston		Signed
Martyn Jones	30/01/1997	Clwyd South West		Signed
Tommy Graham	05/02/1997	Renfrew West and Inverclyde		Signed

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