Motion text
That this House notes the Public Accounts Committee report into Rail Franchising in the UK which recognised that Passengers on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise have suffered an appalling level of delays and cancellations since the franchise started in 2014 and that the franchising model is broken; further notes that the problems which franchising has brought to Southern Rail services, including shortage of staff, over-reliance on rest day working and overtime, shortage of trained drivers and poor management planning resulting in frequent cancellations, are now also being replicated on Northern Rail services; is concerned that passengers across the North are now being left waiting at stations, not knowing when, or if, trains will run; is further concerned that plans to introduce driver-only operated trains will exacerbate those problems; and calls on the Government to launch an urgent inquiry into the crisis at Northern Rail and give consideration to stripping Arriva of the Northern franchise and placing the service in public ownership.
Signatures (30)
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.
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
8 May 2018
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
8 May 2018
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
8 May 2018
Nandy, Lisa
Labour
Signed on
8 May 2018
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on
8 May 2018
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
8 May 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Benn, Hilary
Labour
Signed on
18 June 2018
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on
9 May 2018
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
26 June 2018
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
16 May 2018
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
14 May 2018
Green, Kate
Labour
Signed on
17 May 2018
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on
17 May 2018
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on
10 May 2018
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
9 May 2018
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on
4 June 2018
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on
8 May 2018
Jones, Mr Kevan
Labour
Signed on
16 May 2018
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on
7 June 2018
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
16 May 2018
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on
22 May 2018
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on
22 May 2018
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
10 May 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
9 May 2018
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
8 May 2018
Stevens, Jo
Labour
Signed on
14 May 2018
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on
21 May 2018
Twist, Liz
Labour
Signed on
23 May 2018
Walker, Thelma
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2018
Woodcock, John
Independent
Signed on
22 May 2018
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.