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Future Of Local And Regional Rail Services

EDM number 1323 in 2002-03, proposed by Tom Brake on 04/06/2003.

That this House expresses its deep concern about the future of local and regional rail services and the potential for line closures and service withdrawals; condemns the Strategic Rail Authority's downgrading of local and regional services demonstrated by the cuts in services announced earlier this year; notes with concern the potential for further cuts to local and regional services threatened by the Strategic Rail Authority's Capacity Utilisation Policies, the Office of Rail Regulator's interim review and the potential reductions in subsidy for services under the re-franchising process; further condemns the Strategic Rail Authority's recent suspension of funding for passenger schemes including stations, new services and line improvements, such as the Rail Passenger Partnership Fund; acknowledges the success of many of the schemes arising from these funds in creating new services and attracting new customers; further acknowledges the major role that local and regional services play in tackling social exclusion and promoting sustainable development; and calls upon the Government as a matter of urgency to reinstate the funding necessary while ensuring better value-for-money and to provide the direction to the Strategic Rail Authority to ensure that local and regional rail services play their full part in providing the nation with the integrated public transport network it needs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 80 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tom Brake04/06/2003Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratProposed
John Pugh04/06/2003SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell04/06/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham04/06/2003Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Hugo Swire04/06/2003East DevonConservativeSigned
Robert Walter04/06/2003North DorsetConservativeSigned
Terry Davis05/06/2003Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Paul Tyler05/06/2003North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor05/06/2003North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mike Hancock05/06/2003Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn05/06/2003Newport WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington05/06/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Vincent Cable05/06/2003TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd05/06/2003Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Bob Spink05/06/2003Castle PointConservativeSigned
Betty Williams09/06/2003ConwyLabourSigned
Simon Thomas09/06/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
John Barrett09/06/2003Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer09/06/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton09/06/2003GowerLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock09/06/2003Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Harry Barnes09/06/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Michael Mates10/06/2003East HampshireConservativeSigned
Kevin McNamara10/06/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Andrew George10/06/2003St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing10/06/2003Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Brian White10/06/2003North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Brian Cotter11/06/2003Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis11/06/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Harold Best11/06/2003Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Norman Baker11/06/2003LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn11/06/2003Islington NorthLabourSigned
Patsy Calton11/06/2003CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson11/06/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Don Foster12/06/2003BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Roy Beggs12/06/2003East AntrimUUPSigned
Sandra Gidley13/06/2003RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Wilkinson13/06/2003Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Andrew Stunell16/06/2003Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Godsiff16/06/2003Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders16/06/2003TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chidgey16/06/2003EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes16/06/2003ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed16/06/2003South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
David Rendel16/06/2003NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell16/06/2003ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Rob Marris17/06/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor17/06/2003Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey18/06/2003North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy King18/06/2003Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael18/06/2003Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis19/06/2003Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell19/06/2003Fife North EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce19/06/2003GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Archy Kirkwood20/06/2003Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Sue Doughty20/06/2003GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes23/06/2003North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones23/06/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb23/06/2003North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb23/06/2003NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Marsden24/06/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith25/06/2003Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Lembit 01/07/2003MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jackie Lawrence01/07/2003Preseli PembrokeshireLabourSigned
John Austin03/07/2003Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Roger Williams03/07/2003Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Marshall07/07/2003Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Denis Murphy10/07/2003WansbeckLabourSigned
David Heath14/07/2003Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Huw Edwards14/07/2003MonmouthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones08/09/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Matthew Green08/09/2003LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore08/09/2003HendonLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews08/09/2003MedwayLabourSigned
Phil Sawford08/09/2003KetteringLabourSigned
Julie Kirkbride10/09/2003BromsgroveConservativeSigned
David Lepper18/09/2003Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Desmond Swayne18/09/2003New Forest WestConservativeSigned
Edward Davey14/10/2003Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Austin Mitchell19/11/2003Great GrimsbyLabourSigned

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