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Public Transport During Christmas Holidays

EDM number 598 in 2007-08, proposed by John Grogan on 17/12/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Buses and Railways.

That this House expresses its deep disappointment that once again during this festive season the UK's railways will undergo a 58 hour shutdown with no services whatsoever being provided on the overwhelming majority of lines; that in most areas there will be no buses running over a similar period; further notes that this is in stark contrast to the situation that prevails in the rest of Europe where regular services run throughout the Christmas holidays; applauds the efforts of Merseytravel, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authorities and Transport for London to run a decent level of bus services on Boxing Day and calls on other areas to follow suit; further notes that the closure of the rail and bus network leaves many people without access to transport to visit family or friends or attend sporting events; and calls on the Department for Transport, the Passenger Transport Authorities, the Association of Train Operating Companies and the Confederation of Passenger Transport to work together to ensure that from 2008 an adequate rail and bus service is provided on Boxing Day at least.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Grogan17/12/2007SelbyLabourProposed
Derek Conway17/12/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSeconded
Joan Walley17/12/2007Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSeconded
Frank Cook17/12/2007Stockton NorthLabourSeconded
Janet Anderson17/12/2007Rossendale and DarwenLabourSeconded
Paul Keetch17/12/2007HerefordLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley17/12/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John Hemming17/12/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor17/12/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Ian Gibson17/12/2007Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Colin Challen17/12/2007Morley and RothwellLabourSigned
Eric Illsley17/12/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Bob Russell17/12/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George18/12/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies18/12/2007Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Betty Williams18/12/2007ConwyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis18/12/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Graham Stringer18/12/2007Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore18/12/2007HendonLabourSigned
Janet Dean18/12/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn18/12/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara18/12/2007Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell18/12/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones18/12/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Brian Iddon18/12/2007Bolton South EastLabourSigned
John Horam18/12/2007OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins18/12/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer18/12/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Paul Holmes07/01/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Marsden07/01/2008Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Vincent Cable07/01/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew07/01/2008StroudLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/01/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale08/01/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Mark Hunter08/01/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton08/01/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
John Bercow08/01/2008BuckinghamConservativeSigned
David Simpson09/01/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
Brian Jenkins09/01/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Nigel Evans09/01/2008Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Paul Flynn09/01/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Mark Williams09/01/2008CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea10/01/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Lorely Burt10/01/2008SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams14/01/2008Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh17/01/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington21/01/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned

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