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Termination Of Rail Franchise Of First Capital Connect

EDM number 623 in 2009-10, proposed by Paul Burstow on 18/01/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Railways.

That this House believes that the ongoing disruption to First Capital Connect service travelling into London needs to stop; deplores the severe reduction in timetabled services due to mismanagement by First Capital Connect, which has not employed enough drivers to cover the shifts needed; is concerned that commuters are having to find alternate routes into work and school, adding considerable time and expense to their daily journeys; notes the petition on the Number 10 website calling on the Prime Minister to act on this matter; calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to recognise this gross lack of competence; further notes that the current disruption is a breach of the franchise; and further calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to serve immediate notice to terminate the franchise agreement with First Capital Connect and to offer the franchise to a more capable organisation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Burstow18/01/2010Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratProposed
Andrew Pelling18/01/2010Croydon CentralIndependentSeconded
Lynne Jones19/01/2010Birmingham, Selly OakLabourWithdrawn
Andrew Dismore19/01/2010HendonLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock19/01/2010Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Celia Barlow19/01/2010HoveLabourSeconded
Tom Brake19/01/2010Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Simpson19/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn19/01/2010Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell20/01/2010Blyth ValleyLabourWithdrawn
David Drew20/01/2010StroudLabourSigned
Desmond Turner20/01/2010Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Nicholas Soames20/01/2010Mid SussexConservativeSigned
Glenda Jackson21/01/2010Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins21/01/2010TamworthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis21/01/2010Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Norman Baker25/01/2010LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Fabian Hamilton27/01/2010Leeds North EastLabourSigned
John Leech27/01/2010Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Goldsworthy29/01/2010Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey01/02/2010North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter02/02/2010CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Featherstone25/02/2010Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned

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