Rail Freight And The Environment (EDM506)

Rail Freight And The Environment

EDM number 506 in 2007-08, proposed by Jim Dobbin on 06/12/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Climate change, Environmental protection, Railways and Roads.

That this House notes the environmental benefits of rail freight over other transport modes; recognises that an average aggregate freight train can remove up to 120 HGV lorries from the road network; supports Government steps to encourage modal shift from road to rail; and is therefore opposed to the introduction of longer and heavier goods vehicles onto the UK road network that could weigh up to 60 tonnes and be as long as 25.25 metres.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jim Dobbin	06/12/2007	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Proposed
Clare Short	10/12/2007	Birmingham, Ladywood	Independent Labour	Seconded
Derek Conway	10/12/2007	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	10/12/2007	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
David Drew	10/12/2007	Stroud	Labour	Seconded
Gordon Prentice	10/12/2007	Pendle	Labour	Seconded
David Taylor	10/12/2007	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	10/12/2007	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	10/12/2007	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	10/12/2007	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Weir	10/12/2007	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	10/12/2007	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	10/12/2007	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	10/12/2007	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Bob Spink	11/12/2007	Castle Point	Conservative	Signed
Graham Stringer	11/12/2007	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	11/12/2007	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Janet Dean	11/12/2007	Burton	Labour	Signed
Albert Owen	11/12/2007	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	11/12/2007	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	11/12/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	11/12/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	12/12/2007	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	12/12/2007	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Colin Breed	12/12/2007	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Burgon	12/12/2007	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	12/12/2007	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	12/12/2007	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	13/12/2007	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	13/12/2007	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Tom Levitt	13/12/2007	High Peak	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	13/12/2007	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Jenkins	13/12/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	17/12/2007	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	17/12/2007	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Peter Soulsby	17/12/2007	Leicester South	Labour	Signed
John Austin	18/12/2007	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	18/12/2007	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Paul Keetch	07/01/2008	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	07/01/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	07/01/2008	Hastings and Rye	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	07/01/2008	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
David Howarth	07/01/2008	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	10/01/2008	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Crausby	05/02/2008	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	05/02/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
John Bercow	18/02/2008	Buckingham	Conservative	Signed
Joe Benton	19/02/2008	Bootle	Labour	Signed
Adam Price	25/02/2008	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Michael Mates	27/02/2008	East Hampshire	Conservative	Signed
Norman Baker	27/02/2008	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Marsha Singh	29/02/2008	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Don Foster	29/02/2008	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Susan Kramer	06/03/2008	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Walter	03/04/2008	North Dorset	Conservative	Signed
Andrew MacKinlay	29/04/2008	Thurrock	Labour	Signed
Hywel Williams	20/05/2008	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
David Heath	17/06/2008	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dan Rogerson	09/07/2008	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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