Woodhead Line And The Trans-Pennine Rail Links (EDM870)

Woodhead Line And The Trans-Pennine Rail Links

EDM number 870 in 2008-09, proposed by Angela C Smith on 24/02/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Railways.

That this House supports the opening of negotiations between Network Rail, National Grid and the Department for Transport regarding future uses of the Woodhead tunnels; believes that it would be a seriously retrograde step if the 1953 tunnel were to be lost for rail use at a time when the demand for new rail capacity is greater than ever; further believes that a new trans-Pennine link, based on the Woodhead line, would benefit the economy of the North to the tune of Â£10 billion per annum; and calls on the Government to make Crossrail for the North a priority project alongside High Speed Rail Two.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Angela Smith	24/02/2009	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Labour	Proposed
Michael Clapham	24/02/2009	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Seconded
David Clelland	24/02/2009	Tyne Bridge	Labour	Seconded
Clive Betts	24/02/2009	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	24/02/2009	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Tom Levitt	24/02/2009	High Peak	Labour	Seconded
Austin Mitchell	24/02/2009	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	24/02/2009	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	25/02/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	25/02/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Wareing	25/02/2009	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Rudi Vis	25/02/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Graham Stringer	25/02/2009	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	25/02/2009	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	25/02/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	25/02/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	25/02/2009	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	26/02/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	26/02/2009	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
David Drew	26/02/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	26/02/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	26/02/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Robert Key	27/02/2009	Salisbury	Conservative	Signed
John McDonnell	27/02/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	27/02/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	02/03/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	02/03/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	03/03/2009	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	03/03/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	04/03/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Linda Riordan	04/03/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	10/03/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	10/03/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Richard Taylor	17/03/2009	Wyre Forest	Independent	Signed

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