Saving The Leamside Line (EDM2793)

Saving The Leamside Line

EDM number 2793 in 2005-06, proposed by Fraser Kemp on 18/10/2006.

That this House urges Network Rail to reconsider plans to remove the tracks on the mothballed Leamside Line; notes that the railway, which runs from Pelaw in Gateshead to Ferryhill in south Durham, right through Houghton and Washington East constituency, has been closed to freight services since 1992, and passengers since the mid-1960s; further notes that it should be re-opened to ease pressure on the East Coast Main Line - where some regional services, including the Tyne-Tees link, have been forced off due to congestion; supports efforts by Nexus and Sunderland City Council which say the line should be retained and calls upon Network Rail to heed the advice of PTA vice chairman Councillor Joe Lawson who said that if Network Rail is serious about getting traffic off the roads, it should be developing the Leamside Line; and further notes that recognising future rail passenger increases, it is essential Wearside retains the infrastructure to meet Wearside's need.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Fraser Kemp	18/10/2006	Houghton and Washington East	Labour	Proposed
Bob Spink	18/10/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
Lindsay Hoyle	19/10/2006	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
Lynne Jones	19/10/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
David Clelland	19/10/2006	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	19/10/2006	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
John Pugh	19/10/2006	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	19/10/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	19/10/2006	Barnsley East and Mexborough	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	19/10/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sharon Hodgson	19/10/2006	Gateshead East and Washington West	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	23/10/2006	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
John Leech	23/10/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	24/10/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	24/10/2006	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	25/10/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Derek Conway	25/10/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	25/10/2006	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	25/10/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John Austin	25/10/2006	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	25/10/2006	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Pope	26/10/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	30/10/2006	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	30/10/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	02/11/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
John McDonnell	06/11/2006	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed

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