Bristol To London Rail Line Electrification (EDM979)

Bristol To London Rail Line Electrification

EDM number 979 in 2008-09, proposed by Stephen Williams on 04/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Railways.

That this House notes that the Great Western main railway line uses diesel trains originally brought into service in the 1970s and designed to travel at 125 miles per hour; believes that in the 21st century modern rolling stock travelling at higher speeds than those envisaged 40 years ago is a reasonable expectation for passengers; and further believes that the journey should be along a sustainable electrified line and that investment in high-speed rail for the West Country and other regions is preferable to an unsustainable expansion of aviation and a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

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

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Stephen Williams	04/03/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Don Foster	04/03/2009	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Steve Webb	04/03/2009	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
David Heath	04/03/2009	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Norman Baker	04/03/2009	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
David Drew	05/03/2009	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Lynne Jones	05/03/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	09/03/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	09/03/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	10/03/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	10/03/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	10/03/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	12/03/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
John Leech	16/03/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	18/03/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	01/04/2009	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jennifer Willott	02/04/2009	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	23/04/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	28/04/2009	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Willie Rennie	20/05/2009	Dunfermline and West Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	01/06/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	11/06/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Susan Kramer	22/06/2009	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	25/06/2009	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Danny Alexander	27/10/2009	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	09/11/2009	Carshalton and Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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