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Network Rail And The Economic Downturn

EDM number 794 in 2008-09, proposed by David Drew on 11/02/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Railways.

That this House welcomes efforts by the Government to lessen the impact of the recession and save jobs by intervening in the private sector industries, such as the car industry; notes with concern that Network Rail, which is heavily reliant on billions of pounds of Government subsidy is deferring 28 per cent. of rail renewals work, such as track and signals replacements; notes that Network Rail has confirmed in its 2009-10 business plan that this huge reduction in track renewals expenditure will have a major impact on the supply chain with 20 to 30 per cent. less heavy materials resulting in supply chain redundancies; is appalled that this will mean massive job cuts and supports the view of the rail unions that Network Rail's actions undermine the Government's stated intentions to use infrastructure projects to boost employment; further notes with concern that Network Rail is cutting the frequency of track inspections and routine signals maintenance which, combined with the reduction in renewals work, will significantly raise safety risks to passengers and workers; urges the Government to use its power as funder of Network Rail immediately to intervene to ensure that this essential rail renewals work is not deferred, to introduce a moratorium on job cuts and to develop an industry-wide strategy to ensure that railways can be managed in a way which mitigates rather than exacerbates the effects of the economic downturn.

This motion has been signed by a total of 65 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Drew11/02/2009StroudLabourProposed
John McDonnell11/02/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins11/02/2009Luton NorthLabourSeconded
David Taylor11/02/2009North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Alan Simpson11/02/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Katy Clark11/02/2009North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle12/02/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones12/02/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Desmond Turner12/02/2009Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Nick Harvey23/02/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer23/02/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore23/02/2009HendonLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard23/02/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Mike Hancock23/02/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley23/02/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis23/02/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Robert Wareing23/02/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Jeremy Corbyn24/02/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
David Borrow24/02/2009South RibbleLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin24/02/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Martin Caton24/02/2009GowerLabourSigned
Colin Burgon25/02/2009ElmetLabourSigned
John Pugh26/02/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming26/02/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean27/02/2009BurtonLabourSigned
David Anderson02/03/2009BlaydonLabourSigned
Norman Baker03/03/2009LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech03/03/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh04/03/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington04/03/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn04/03/2009Newport WestLabourSigned
Linda Riordan04/03/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins05/03/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham06/03/2009Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Eric Illsley10/03/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews10/03/2009MedwayLabourSigned
Diane Abbott11/03/2009Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Harry Cohen25/03/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson26/03/2009Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
John Austin26/03/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Ian Stewart27/03/2009EcclesLabourSigned
Joan Walley27/03/2009Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser30/03/2009DoverLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham30/03/2009Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Jimmy Hood01/04/2009Lanark and Hamilton EastLabourSigned
George Howarth01/04/2009Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
Denis Murphy01/04/2009WansbeckLabourSigned
Mike Wood01/04/2009Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Jennifer Willott02/04/2009Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Julie Morgan20/04/2009Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Willie Rennie20/04/2009Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Stringer20/04/2009Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Mike Gapes20/04/2009Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Hywel Francis20/04/2009AberavonLabourSigned
Jim Cousins20/04/2009Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Joan Humble21/04/2009Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Brian Iddon27/04/2009Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Jim Devine28/04/2009LivingstonLabourSigned
Bob Laxton05/05/2009Derby NorthLabourSigned
Paul Truswell05/05/2009PudseyLabourSigned
Gordon Banks05/05/2009Ochil and South PerthshireLabourSigned
Roger Williams15/05/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Dobson20/05/2009Holborn and St PancrasLabourSigned
Ian GibsonUnknownWithdrawn
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn

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