Motion text
That this House expresses its deep disappointment that during this Christmas season the railways will undergo a 58-hour shutdown with no services being provided in England and Wales other than minimal services in the South East; notes that this is in stark contrast to the situation that prevails in the rest of Europe where regular services run throughout the Christmas holidays; further notes that the closure of the rail network is particularly hard on those spending Christmas alone and leaves many people without access to transport to visit family or friends or to attend sporting events or retail sales; notes that in the North of England, Northern is in breach of its franchise stating that 60 services must be provided by the company on 26 December 2018 and that TransPennine have also failed to deliver the anticipated service particularly to Manchester Airport where Boxing Day is the busiest day of the year; and calls on the Department for Transport, Transport for London, Transport for the North, the Combined Authorities, the Association of Train Operating Companies and Network Rail to work together to ensure that from 2019 an adequate rail service is provided on Boxing Day nationwide and that all future rail franchises have provisions for Boxing Day services.
Signatures (22)
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.
Grogan, John
Labour
Signed on
13 December 2018
Jones, Graham P
Labour
Signed on
17 December 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
17 December 2018
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 December 2018
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
18 December 2018
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
18 December 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 December 2018
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on
18 December 2018
Walker, Thelma
Labour
Signed on
18 December 2018
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
18 December 2018
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
18 December 2018
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on
18 December 2018
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
18 December 2018
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on
18 December 2018
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on
19 December 2018
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on
19 December 2018
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on
19 December 2018
Vickers, Martin
Conservative
Signed on
19 December 2018
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
20 December 2018
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
7 January 2019
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on
14 January 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
16 January 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.