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EDM number 316 in 2001-02, proposed by John Grogan on 26/10/2001.

That this House notes that Arriva Trains has been fined ú2 million by the Strategic Rail Authority in respect of the large numbers of cancelled trains from May to August 2001; considers that the decision of the Strategic Rail Authority to allow Arriva Trains to cancel 1,000 services per week between 29th October 2001 and 24th February 2002 will cause widespread inconvenience to rail passengers in Yorkshire, the North East and North West; further notes that the Chief Executive of the Strategic Rail Authority has stated that Arriva Trains has until 19th November 2001 to convince him that they are operating, and will continue to operate, a proper service and that if performance does not improve the company faces the ultimate sanction of franchise termination; believes that in order to guarantee the continued provision of railway services in the North of England, the Strategic Rail Authority should forthwith investigate whether any alternative rail companies would be available to take over the franchise at short notice; and furthermore believes that a contingency plan should be prepared in case the Authority has to make use of powers granted to it by the Transport Act 2000 to take over the management of the franchise itself.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Grogan26/10/2001SelbyLabourProposed
Lynne Jones29/10/2001Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty29/10/2001Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Michael Clapham29/10/2001Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Harry Barnes29/10/2001North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd30/10/2001Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Alan Meale30/10/2001MansfieldLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell30/10/2001Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Eric Illsley31/10/2001Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Nigel Jones31/10/2001CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Truswell31/10/2001PudseyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis31/10/2001Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Alice Mahon01/11/2001HalifaxLabourSigned
John Battle01/11/2001Leeds WestLabourSigned
John Barrett01/11/2001Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes01/11/2001ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson01/11/2001Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Barry Sheerman05/11/2001HuddersfieldLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ashok Kumar05/11/2001Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Colin Challen05/11/2001Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner06/11/2001BolsoverLabourSigned
Colin Burgon06/11/2001ElmetLabourSigned
Ann Cryer06/11/2001KeighleyLabourSigned
Ian Davidson09/11/2001Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Phil Willis12/11/2001Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn15/11/2001Islington NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington20/11/2001Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Austin06/12/2001Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned

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