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Transpennine Express Franchise Direct Services Between Edinburgh And Liverpool

EDM number 775 in 2014-15, proposed by Mark Lazarowicz on 09/02/2015.
Categorised under the topic of Railways.

That this House notes the Government's intention to publish the Invitations to Tender for the new TransPennine Express franchise in the first quarter of 2015; calls for changes to be included in the specifications for the TransPennine Express franchise to increase capacity on services between Scotland and North West England; further notes that all journeys between Edinburgh or Glasgow and Liverpool currently require changing trains, and in some cases stations; and calls for the new franchise specifications to include direct services between these major population, economic and cultural centres.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mark Lazarowicz09/02/2015Edinburgh North and LeithLabourProposed
Alan Meale10/02/2015MansfieldLabourSeconded
David Simpson10/02/2015Upper BannDUPSeconded
Steve Rotheram10/02/2015Liverpool, WaltonLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn10/02/2015Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Gerald Howarth10/02/2015AldershotConservativeSeconded
Graeme Morrice10/02/2015LivingstonLabourSigned
George Howarth11/02/2015KnowsleyLabourSigned
William McCrea11/02/2015South AntrimDUPSigned
Virendra Sharma11/02/2015Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
John McDonnell12/02/2015Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mary Glindon12/02/2015North TynesideLabourSigned
Martin Caton12/02/2015GowerLabourSigned
Michael Crockart25/02/2015Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway06/03/2015Bradford WestRespectSigned

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