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First Great Western Train Service Reductions In Bristol And West Of England

EDM number 311 in 2006-07, proposed by Kerry McCarthy on 27/11/2006.

That this House notes with concern that from 11th December 2006 users of First Great Western train services in the Bristol and West of England area will suffer the loss of their early morning train service from Cardiff to Bristol, early morning services and late evening services between Bristol and Gloucester, irregular intervals between trains from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare and Taunton, reduced capacity on short platform stations to Weston, such as Worle, loss of connectivity on trains to and from London and extensive reductions in train services to local stations in the Bristol area; further notes that First Great Western plans to reduce the amount of rolling stock used on train services in the Bristol area, including cutting Cardiff-Portsmouth trains from three to two coaches, an overall reduction of 1,839 seats, equating to a 20 per cent. cut in train seat availability, and a reduction in the number of trains from 69 to 57, equating to an 18 per cent. cut in trains; calls on the Government to urge First Great Western urgently to reconsider the reductions in levels of rolling stock on these key services, the consequences for overcrowding and forcing passengers onto the already heavily congested road network, with all the outcomes for increased carbon emissions, pollution and road traffic accidents that these train service cuts will lead to; and further calls on the Government to ensure that capacity and train service frequency in the Bristol and West of England area are maintained and improved.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kerry McCarthy27/11/2006Bristol EastLabourProposed
Jeremy Browne27/11/2006TauntonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Roger Berry27/11/2006KingswoodLabourSeconded
Doug Naysmith27/11/2006Bristol North WestLabourSeconded
John Penrose27/11/2006Weston-Super-MareConservativeSeconded
Sarah McCarthy-Fry27/11/2006Portsmouth NorthLabourSeconded
Gordon Prentice28/11/2006PendleLabourSigned
Bob Spink28/11/2006Castle PointConservativeSigned
Martin Caton28/11/2006GowerLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn28/11/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell29/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jessica Morden29/11/2006Newport EastLabourSigned
Robert Wareing29/11/2006Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis29/11/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Drew29/11/2006StroudLabourSigned
Ann Cryer29/11/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell29/11/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Lindsay Hoyle29/11/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins29/11/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Dai Davies30/11/2006Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
John Leech30/11/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Conway30/11/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Robert Key30/11/2006SalisburyConservativeSigned
Si30/11/2006Swansea EastLabourSigned
David Simpson04/12/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Brian Jenkins04/12/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington04/12/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Hywel Francis04/12/2006AberavonLabourSigned
Janet Dean05/12/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Janet Anderson05/12/2006Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Stephen Williams05/12/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster06/12/2006BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen06/12/2006RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Julie Morgan07/12/2006Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Mark Williams07/12/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Liam Fox07/12/2006WoodspringConservativeSigned
John Hemming11/12/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson13/12/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Steve Webb13/12/2006NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Linda Riordan18/12/2006HalifaxLabourSigned
Eric Illsley19/12/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Alan Beith08/01/2007Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood09/01/2007CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley15/01/2007RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Murrison22/01/2007WestburyConservativeSigned

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