Public Transport During Christmas Holidays (EDM598)

Public Transport During Christmas Holidays

EDM number 598 in 2007-08, proposed by John Grogan on 17/12/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Buses and Railways.

That this House expresses its deep disappointment that once again during this festive season the UK's railways will undergo a 58 hour shutdown with no services whatsoever being provided on the overwhelming majority of lines; that in most areas there will be no buses running over a similar period; further notes that this is in stark contrast to the situation that prevails in the rest of Europe where regular services run throughout the Christmas holidays; applauds the efforts of Merseytravel, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authorities and Transport for London to run a decent level of bus services on Boxing Day and calls on other areas to follow suit; further notes that the closure of the rail and bus network leaves many people without access to transport to visit family or friends or attend sporting events; and calls on the Department for Transport, the Passenger Transport Authorities, the Association of Train Operating Companies and the Confederation of Passenger Transport to work together to ensure that from 2008 an adequate rail and bus service is provided on Boxing Day at least.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
John Grogan	17/12/2007	Selby	Labour	Proposed
Derek Conway	17/12/2007	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Seconded
Joan Walley	17/12/2007	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Seconded
Frank Cook	17/12/2007	Stockton North	Labour	Seconded
Janet Anderson	17/12/2007	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Seconded
Paul Keetch	17/12/2007	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	17/12/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
John Hemming	17/12/2007	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Taylor	17/12/2007	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	17/12/2007	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Colin Challen	17/12/2007	Morley and Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	17/12/2007	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	17/12/2007	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	18/12/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Davies	18/12/2007	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Betty Williams	18/12/2007	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	18/12/2007	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Graham Stringer	18/12/2007	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	18/12/2007	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	18/12/2007	Burton	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	18/12/2007	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	18/12/2007	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	18/12/2007	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	18/12/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	18/12/2007	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
John Horam	18/12/2007	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	18/12/2007	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	18/12/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	07/01/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gordon Marsden	07/01/2008	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	07/01/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Drew	07/01/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	07/01/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Meale	08/01/2008	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	08/01/2008	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	08/01/2008	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
John Bercow	08/01/2008	Buckingham	Conservative	Signed
David Simpson	09/01/2008	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Brian Jenkins	09/01/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	09/01/2008	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
Paul Flynn	09/01/2008	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	09/01/2008	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
William McCrea	10/01/2008	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Lorely Burt	10/01/2008	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	14/01/2008	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	17/01/2008	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	21/01/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed

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