34152 2007-08 62 Mike Hancock 2007-11-06 That this House believes that the decision by South West Trains to replace the Wessex Electric trains with 450s on the Portsmouth mainline route to Waterloo was a cynical move to increase profits at the expense of customer comfort; notes that Stagecoach has made little effort to remedy the situation and to accept that 450s are unacceptable on long journeys; believes that their attitude to passenger comfort, their aggressive policy on penalty fares and the increases in off-peak fares further show that there must be a long-term solution to the problems on Britain's railways that puts passengers first and not the profits of franchisees; and urges the Government to take action to bring the whole of the rail network back into public ownership. Railways Mike Hancock 2007-11-06 Proposed Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat Graham Stringer 2007-11-07 Seconded Manchester, Blackley Labour Jeremy Corbyn 2007-11-07 Seconded Islington North Labour Rudi Vis 2007-11-08 Seconded Finchley and Golders Green Labour Sandra Gidley 2007-11-12 Seconded Romsey Liberal Democrat Martin Caton 2007-11-14 Seconded Gower Labour Paul Flynn 2007-11-14 Signed Newport West Labour Janet Dean 2007-11-14 Signed Burton Labour Ann Cryer 2007-11-19 Signed Keighley Labour John McDonnell 2007-12-11 Signed Hayes and Harlington Labour Eric Illsley 2007-12-13 Signed Barnsley Central Labour Robert Wareing 2007-12-18 Signed Liverpool, West Derby Independent