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Anniversary Of Potters Bar Tragedy And The Rail Service

EDM number 1130 in 2002-03, proposed by John McDonnell on 06/05/2003.

That this House notes 10th May is the anniversary of the Potters Bar tragedy; welcomes the decision of Network Rail to bring some maintenance contracts back in-house but notes the continued damaging legacy of the Tory privatisation and fragmentation of the railway; regrets with increasing concern the escalating financial crisis facing the network; further notes that, despite receiving greater levels of subsidy than under public ownership, a number of the train operating companies are technically insolvent and rail maintenance costs have doubled; at the same time is alarmed that whilst services deteriorate public money is still being used to subsidise private share dividends; believes that privatisation has failed the railways; and asks the Government to consider creating a publicly owned, publicly accountable and fully integrated railway to ensure a better deal for the passenger and taxpayer.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell06/05/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn06/05/2003Islington NorthLabourSigned
Harry Barnes06/05/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell07/05/2003Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer07/05/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Terry Davis07/05/2003Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Robert Wareing07/05/2003Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson08/05/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Alan Meale08/05/2003MansfieldLabourSigned
Paul Flynn08/05/2003Newport WestLabourSigned
Simon Thomas08/05/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Hywel Williams08/05/2003CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Frank Cook12/05/2003Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin12/05/2003Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Cohen12/05/2003Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara12/05/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Alice Mahon12/05/2003HalifaxLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd12/05/2003Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Kelvin Hopkins12/05/2003Luton NorthLabourSigned
Kerry Pollard12/05/2003St AlbansLabourSigned
Rob Marris12/05/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Terry Lewis13/05/2003WorsleyLabourSigned
Albert Owen13/05/2003Ynys MLabourSigned
Patsy Calton13/05/2003CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton13/05/2003GowerLabourSigned
Jim Cousins13/05/2003Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Janet Dean13/05/2003BurtonLabourSigned
Ian Gibson14/05/2003Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham15/05/2003Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Harold Best16/05/2003Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Helen Clark19/05/2003PeterboroughLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore19/05/2003HendonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/05/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Adam Price20/05/2003Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Chris McCafferty20/05/2003Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis20/05/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Eric Illsley22/05/2003Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Nigel Jones22/05/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton09/06/2003MidlothianLabourSigned

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