Future Of Rail Franchising Consultation
EDM number 563 in 2010-12, proposed by Diane Abbott on 20/07/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Railways.
That this House recognises that a consultation was held on the Future of Rail Franchising by the Department for Transport prior to the2010 generalelection; notes that this consultation proposed giving train companies financial incentives to cut train services; further notes that this could encourage companies to run down or cut socially necesssary services which do not make much money; is concerned that this consultation was deemed only to be of technical interest; and asks that any further proposals be made public to allow passengers the chance to comment.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Abbott | 20/07/2010 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Proposed |
| Peter Bottomley | 21/07/2010 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 21/07/2010 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| Martin Caton | 21/07/2010 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 21/07/2010 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Ronnie Campbell | 21/07/2010 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Seconded |
| Glenda Jackson | 21/07/2010 | Hampstead and Kilburn | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Meale | 21/07/2010 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 21/07/2010 | Glasgow South West | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 22/07/2010 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| David Anderson | 22/07/2010 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 27/07/2010 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Withdrawn |
| Roger Godsiff | 06/09/2010 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
| David Hamilton | 06/09/2010 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Julie Hilling | 16/09/2010 | Bolton West | Labour | Signed |
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