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Free National Bus Pass For People Over 60 Years

EDM number 1227 in 2007-08, proposed by Jim Cousins on 19/03/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Buses.

That this House congratulates the Government on the introduction of a free national bus pass for all people over 60 years living in England; believes that this will enhance the lives of many older people by enabling them to stay active and get out and about in their communities; notes the finding of the Government's national travel survey that 45 per cent. of people over 70 years have difficulty walking and using the bus; further believes that alternative concessions such as dial-a-ride, community transport and travel tokens are vital lifelines to people who cannot use buses, making the difference between maintaining a good quality of life and becoming isolated; and calls on central Government to take every measure possible to encourage local authorities to provide flexible alternative concessions to the bus pass, so that all older people can access a travel concession they can use.

This motion has been signed by a total of 65 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim Cousins19/03/2008Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley19/03/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Andrew George19/03/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Spink19/03/2008Castle PointIndependent ConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell19/03/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Eric Martlew20/03/2008CarlisleLabourSeconded
Desmond Turner20/03/2008Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
John Hemming20/03/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Clive Efford20/03/2008ElthamLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore20/03/2008HendonLabourSigned
David Crausby20/03/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Robert Key20/03/2008SalisburyConservativeSigned
Lynne Jones20/03/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/03/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin25/03/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Linda Riordan25/03/2008HalifaxLabourSigned
Roger Williams25/03/2008Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams25/03/2008ConwyLabourSigned
David Taylor25/03/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Mike Hancock25/03/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn25/03/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Mark Durkan25/03/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Drew25/03/2008StroudLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn25/03/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Colin Burgon25/03/2008ElmetLabourSigned
Eric Illsley25/03/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice25/03/2008PendleLabourSigned
Phil Willis26/03/2008Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis26/03/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Cummings26/03/2008EasingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton26/03/2008GowerLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell26/03/2008Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Alan Meale26/03/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell26/03/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Gordon Marsden26/03/2008Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle26/03/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson26/03/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell26/03/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins27/03/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Andrew MacKinlay27/03/2008ThurrockLabourSigned
Colin Breed27/03/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer31/03/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Katy Clark31/03/2008North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
David Hamilton01/04/2008MidlothianLabourSigned
John Leech01/04/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton01/04/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Andy Reed02/04/2008LoughboroughLabourSigned
Janet Dean02/04/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Greg Mulholland03/04/2008Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes03/04/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt03/04/2008SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Anthony D Wright03/04/2008Great YarmouthLabourSigned
Paul Truswell03/04/2008PudseyLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley03/04/2008RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez Foster03/04/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Jim Dowd03/04/2008Lewisham WestLabourSigned
Bill Olner03/04/2008NuneatonLabourSigned
Brian Iddon03/04/2008Bolton South EastLabourSigned
John Pugh03/04/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon21/04/2008North DownUUPSigned
Jim Devine21/04/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington24/04/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Jon Cruddas29/04/2008DagenhamLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar19/05/2008Glasgow CentralLabourSigned
Jon TrickettUnknownWithdrawn

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