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30th Anniversary Of The Disabled Persons Railcard

EDM number 2384 in 2010-12, proposed by Anne Begg on 07/11/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Disability discrimination and Railways.

That this House congratulates the Disabled Persons Railcard (DPRC) on achieving 30 years of continued growth and welcomes the encouragement the railcard has given to disabled people when travelling by rail; notes that there are now overthree million journeys made each year with DPRC discounts compared to 1.7 million journeys five years ago; further congratulates the Association of Train Operating Companies and staff at Journeycall for their continued investment in the railcard; and welcomes the new Passenger Assist booking system.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Anne Begg07/11/2011Aberdeen SouthLabourProposed
Stephen Lloyd07/11/2011EastbourneLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley07/11/2011Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mike Hancock07/11/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George07/11/2011St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Russell07/11/2011ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
John McDonnell07/11/2011Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn08/11/2011Islington NorthLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi08/11/2011Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Alan Meale08/11/2011MansfieldLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd08/11/2011Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Tony Lloyd08/11/2011Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Jim Shannon08/11/2011StrangfordDUPSigned
John Pugh09/11/2011SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson09/11/2011Upper BannDUPSigned
Dennis Skinner09/11/2011BolsoverLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins09/11/2011Luton NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell09/11/2011Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Michael Weir09/11/2011AngusScottish National PartySigned
Greg Mulholland09/11/2011Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech10/11/2011Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds10/11/2011Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Annette Brooke10/11/2011Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton10/11/2011GowerLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan14/11/2011Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
William McCrea14/11/2011South AntrimDUPSigned
Tom Clarke14/11/2011Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham14/11/2011Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Julian Huppert14/11/2011CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon15/11/2011North DownIndependentSigned
Gregory Campbell15/11/2011East LondonderryDUPSigned
Jim Dobbin15/11/2011Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Lorely Burt15/11/2011SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Katy Clark21/11/2011North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
David Crausby22/11/2011Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff22/11/2011Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Paul Flynn22/11/2011Newport WestLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy23/11/2011GlenrothesLabourSigned
Frank Field29/11/2011BirkenheadLabourSigned
Robert Smith05/12/2011West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce05/12/2011GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis05/12/2011AberavonLabourSigned
David Amess05/12/2011Southend WestConservativeSigned
Alex Cunningham05/12/2011Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas12/12/2011Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Martin Vickers20/12/2011CleethorpesConservativeSigned
Geoffrey Robinson22/03/2012Coventry North WestLabourSigned

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