London To Leeds Rail Services

EDM number 1549 in 2005-06, proposed by Mary Creagh on 01/02/2006.

That this House notes with concern the preliminary decision of the Office of Rail Regulation to reject GNER's track access application to operate 12 extra services, creating a half-hourly service from London to Leeds; recognises the significant positive impact that this proposed improvement in services to Leeds, Wakefield and Doncaster would make to the regional economy of West and South Yorkshire; accepts that, as a vital part of the nation's infrastructure, increased services on the East Coast Main Line operated by GNER also would have benefited the East Midlands, London and the South East; further notes that implementing a half-hourly London-Leeds service has been a Government objective since 2001; further notes that the proposed additional services were a cornerstone of GNER's franchise agreement with the Government, under which the train operator is contracted to pay the Treasury £1.3bn in premium payments over the 10-year course of the franchise; acknowledges the widespread dismay this decision has prompted from local government, the business community, regional bodies and transport groups in West and South Yorkshire; and calls on the Office of Rail Regulation to reconsider its decision and to approve GNER's application at the earliest opportunity.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Mary Creagh	01/02/2006	Wakefield	Labour	Proposed
George Mudie	01/02/2006	Leeds East	Labour	Seconded
Jon Trickett	01/02/2006	Hemsworth	Labour	Seconded
Colin Challen	01/02/2006	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Seconded
Jeff Ennis	01/02/2006	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Seconded
Mike Wood	01/02/2006	Batley & Spen	Labour	Seconded
John Battle	02/02/2006	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	02/02/2006	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	02/02/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Bob Spink	02/02/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
John Pugh	02/02/2006	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gordon Prentice	02/02/2006	Pendle	Labour	Signed
John Leech	06/02/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Philip Davies	06/02/2006	Shipley	Conservative	Signed
Rudi Vis	06/02/2006	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	06/02/2006	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	06/02/2006	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	06/02/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	06/02/2006	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	07/02/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	07/02/2006	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	07/02/2006	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Paul Truswell	07/02/2006	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	08/02/2006	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	08/02/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
John McDonnell	08/02/2006	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	08/02/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
David Simpson	08/02/2006	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
William McCrea	09/02/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
John Hemming	09/02/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	09/02/2006	Gateshead East & Washington West	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	13/02/2006	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Anderson	13/02/2006	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	13/02/2006	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	13/02/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Michael Clapham	13/02/2006	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	13/02/2006	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Patrick Mercer	13/02/2006	Newark	Conservative	Signed
Paul Keetch	13/02/2006	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	13/02/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	14/02/2006	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Beith	15/02/2006	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paddy Tipping	16/02/2006	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Dari Taylor	16/02/2006	Stockton South	Labour	Signed
John Austin	27/02/2006	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	27/02/2006	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	27/02/2006	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	28/02/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	09/03/2006	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Edward Balls	Unknown			Withdrawn

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