Quality Of Service To Disabled Rail Users (EDM1270)

Quality Of Service To Disabled Rail Users

EDM number 1270 in 2003-04, proposed by Paul Burstow on 25/05/2004.

That this House condemns the poor service endured by Keith Roads and other disabled rail users as a result of the failure of Central Trains to make reasonable adjustments to overcome the barriers presented by inaccessible stations; agrees with the Disability Rights Commission that it is reasonable to expect train operating companies to pay the cost of accessible taxis, reasonable adjustments or other replacement services for disabled travellers where their stations are not accessible; notes with concern that over 1,850 stations out of a total of 2,500 on the rail network are classed as 'small, or unstaffed, inaccessible stations' by the Strategic Rail Authority; further notes with concern that the Government has yet to begin consultation on accessibility regulations for taxis which are a vital part of the transport network for disabled people; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to ensure that train operating companies are actively undertaking access audits and making improvements to stations in advance of 1st October when new duties for service providers to consider reasonable changes to physical features come into force.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Paul Burstow	25/05/2004	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Roger Berry	25/05/2004	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	26/05/2004	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Michael Weir	26/05/2004	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Harry Barnes	26/05/2004	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	26/05/2004	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	26/05/2004	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	26/05/2004	Gower	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	26/05/2004	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Terry Lewis	26/05/2004	Worsley	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	26/05/2004	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	26/05/2004	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	26/05/2004	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Martin Smyth	26/05/2004	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
Paul Holmes	26/05/2004	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Albert Owen	26/05/2004	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	27/05/2004	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	27/05/2004	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Paul Tyler	27/05/2004	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jenny Tonge	27/05/2004	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	27/05/2004	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	27/05/2004	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	27/05/2004	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	27/05/2004	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	27/05/2004	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	07/06/2004	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	07/06/2004	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Sandra Gidley	07/06/2004	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	07/06/2004	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Cox	07/06/2004	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	08/06/2004	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	09/06/2004	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	09/06/2004	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Tony McWalter	09/06/2004	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alan Meale	09/06/2004	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	09/06/2004	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Roy Beggs	09/06/2004	East Antrim	UUP	Signed
Harold Best	09/06/2004	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	16/06/2004	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	17/06/2004	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeff Ennis	17/06/2004	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	18/06/2004	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	18/06/2004	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
John Barrett	24/06/2004	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alex Salmond	28/06/2004	Banff & Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Michael Moore	28/06/2004	Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annabelle Ewing	14/07/2004	Perth	Scottish National Party	Signed
Annette Brooke	22/07/2004	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Sheridan	08/09/2004	West Renfrewshire	Labour	Signed
Iris Robinson	14/09/2004	Strangford	DUP	Signed

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