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Government Rail Contracts And Driver Only Operation

EDM number 816 in 2016-17, proposed by Kelvin Hopkins on 15/12/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Industrial relations and Railways.

That this House notes that Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which is seeking to extend driver only operation, runs Southern Rail services through a contract let by the Government; further notes that the unions have recently reached agreement on other government rail contracts, such as Great Western and East Coast in respect of new modern rolling stock, the role of the guard and train dispatch; therefore believes that the basis for a resolution to the Southern rail dispute exists; and calls on the Government to urgently meet the unions without any preconditions and before further strike action to explore how its contractor GTR can reach a similar deal with the unions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kelvin Hopkins15/12/2016Luton NorthLabourProposed
Ruth Smeeth15/12/2016Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSeconded
Kate Hoey15/12/2016VauxhallLabourSeconded
Ian Mearns15/12/2016GatesheadLabourSeconded
Harriet Harman16/12/2016Camberwell and PeckhamLabourSeconded
Jim Shannon19/12/2016StrangfordDUPSeconded
Chris Matheson20/12/2016City of ChesterLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas09/01/2017Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Dennis Skinner17/01/2017BolsoverLabourSigned
David Crausby22/02/2017Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Rachael Maskell30/03/2017York CentralLabour/Co-operativeSigned

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