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West Coast Mainline European Rail Link

EDM number 1413 in 1997-98, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 10/06/1998.

That this House welcomes the statement by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, made on Wednesday 3rd June, that the Channel Tunnel Rail Link will go ahead; and hopes that the Secretary of State will do everything in his power to ensure that the West Coast Mainline is upgraded to include a direct link to the Channel Tunnel in order to improve access to Europe and to bring better economic prospects for business and industry into the North West Region and enabling other regions along the West Coast Mainline to benefit as well.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lindsay Hoyle10/06/1998ChorleyLabourProposed
Joan Humble10/06/1998Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSeconded
Hilton Dawson10/06/1998Lancaster & WyreLabourSeconded
Terry Lewis10/06/1998WorsleyLabourSeconded
Lawrence Cunliffe10/06/1998LeighLabourSeconded
Brian Iddon10/06/1998Bolton South EastLabourSeconded
Ivan Lewis10/06/1998Bury SouthLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis10/06/1998Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Derek Twigg10/06/1998HaltonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones11/06/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt11/06/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Norman Godman11/06/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe11/06/1998Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn11/06/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington11/06/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Ian Davidson11/06/1998Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Edward O'Hara11/06/1998Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley11/06/1998Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford11/06/1998Wirral WestLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall11/06/1998West LancashireLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick15/06/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Graham Stringer15/06/1998Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Peter Pike16/06/1998BurnleyLabourSigned
Peter Bradley16/06/1998Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell16/06/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing17/06/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Brian White17/06/1998North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
David Taylor17/06/1998North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ann Cryer17/06/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn17/06/1998Islington NorthLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden17/06/1998Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
David Kidney17/06/1998StaffordLabourSigned
John McDonnell18/06/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Louise Ellman18/06/1998Liverpool, RiversideLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ben Bradshaw24/06/1998ExeterLabourSigned
David Borrow25/06/1998South RibbleLabourSigned
Robin Corbett03/07/1998Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Lawrie Quinn09/07/1998Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Paul Marsden09/07/1998Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone15/07/1998Brent EastLabourSigned

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