Motion text
That this House welcomes the Chancellor of the Exchequer's 2017 commitment to introduce a 26-30 railcard which will give holders a one-third discount on rail journeys nationwide; further notes the average 3.1 per cent rail fare increase from 2 January 2019; acknowledges the Rail Delivery Group's promise that the railcard would be available before the end of this year; regrets the decision to delay the introduction of the 26-30 railcard until 2 January 2019 to coincide with the fare increase; notes that by the time the railcard goes on general sale, around one million people who were in the target age range when the railcard was announced will be too old to qualify; and calls on the Government to introduce the railcard as soon as possible, so that people aged between 26 and 30 can benefit from rail fare discounts while travelling to spend time with family over the Christmas period.
Signatures (18)
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.
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
6 December 2018
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 December 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
11 December 2018
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
11 December 2018
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 December 2018
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
11 December 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
11 December 2018
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
12 December 2018
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
12 December 2018
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 December 2018
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
13 December 2018
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2018
Jones, Graham P
Labour
Signed on
17 December 2018
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 December 2018
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
20 December 2018
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
7 January 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 January 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
16 January 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.