Early Day Motions

RAILTRACK (No.2)

EDM (Early Day Motion) 376: tabled on 07 November 2001

Tabled in the 2001-02 session.

This motion has been signed by 71 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House regrets the decision made by the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions to put Railtrack plc into administration; notes his statement that this action was taken because of his belief that refusal to grant financial assistance would render Railtrack insolvent; observes that Railtrack's accounts at 31st March included over ú2 billion of undrawn committed bank facilities as well as an unspecified amount of property assets; further regrets the recent discrepancies between statements made by the Secretary of State and the Chairman of Railtrack over the content of discussions at their meeting on 25th July; welcomes the decision of the Chairman of Railtrack to hand over his minutes of that meeting to the Financial Services Authority; and calls upon the Secretary of State both to end the confusion by publishing his minutes of that meeting and to launch a full and independent public inquiry so as to remove any doubts about the basis upon which recent decisions on the railway were made.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

May, Mrs Theresa
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Maidenhead
Primary
Pickles, Mr Eric
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Brentwood and Ongar
Forth, Mr Eric
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Bromley and Chislehurst
Howard, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Folkestone and Hythe
Davis, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Haltemprice and Howden
Maclean, David
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Penrith and The Border

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Ainsworth, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
East Surrey
Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Southend West
Ancram, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Devizes
Barker, Gregory
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Bexhill and Battle
Baron, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Billericay
Bercow, John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Buckingham
Brazier, Mr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 8 November 2001
Canterbury
Butterfill, Sir John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Bournemouth West
Cameron, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Witney
Cash, Mr William
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Stone
Chope, Mr Christopher
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Christchurch
Clappison, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Hertsmere
Collins, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Conway, Derek
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Cran, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Beverley and Holderness
Davies, Mr Quentin
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Grantham and Stamford
Djanogly, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Huntingdon
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Ribble Valley
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Lichfield
Flook, Mr Adrian
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Taunton
Fox, Dr Liam
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Woodspring
Garnier, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Harborough
Goodman, Mr Paul
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Wycombe
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
North Wiltshire
Grayling, Chris
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Epsom and Ewell
Green, Damian
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Ashford
Hawkins, Mr Nick
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Surrey Heath
Hayes, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
South Holland and The Deepings
Heathcoat-Amory, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Wells
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Orpington
Howarth, Mr Gerald
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Aldershot
Jack, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Fylde
Jenkin, Mr Bernard
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
North Essex
Knight, Mr Greg
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
East Yorkshire
Lait, Mrs Jacqui
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Beckenham
Lansley, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
South Cambridgeshire
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 8 November 2001
New Forest East
Loughton, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
East Worthing and Shoreham
Mackay, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Bracknell
Malins, Mr Humfrey
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Woking
McLoughlin, Mr Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
West Derbyshire
O'Brien, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Eddisbury
Paice, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
South East Cambridgeshire
Paterson, Mr Owen
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
North Shropshire
Prisk, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Hertford and Stortford
Randall, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Uxbridge
Robertson, Hugh
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Faversham and Mid Kent
Robertson, Mr Laurence
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Tewkesbury
Roe, Mrs Marion
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2001
Broxbourne
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Romford
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
South West Bedfordshire
Simmonds, Mark
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Boston and Skegness
Simpson, Mr Keith
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Mid Norfolk
Swayne, Mr Desmond
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
New Forest West
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
East Devon
Syms, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Poole
Taylor, Mr John D.
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Solihull
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Upminster
Whittingdale, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Maldon and East Chelmsford
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Leominster
Wilkinson, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Ruislip-Northwood
Willetts, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Havant
Wilshire, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Spelthorne
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
Macclesfield
Yeo, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 7 November 2001
South Suffolk

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.