Motion text
That this House pays its respects to the bus drivers that have succumbed to covid-19 during this crisis, including 27 London bus drivers; thanks all bus drivers for their service; notes the invaluable job that bus drivers are doing to keep this country running; stresses that measures must be put in place to prevent further deaths; urges bus operators to close the front door of buses to the public where possible, to limit the risk of covid-19 transmission by stopping cash payments, to reduce passenger numbers and to guarantee bus drivers’ breaks are not taken on the road but in clean, safe areas that are compliant with social distancing; pushes for temperature checks of drivers by laser on arrival at bus garages; understands that a high temperature would result in a driver then accessing a covid-19 test and self-isolating on full pay while awaiting the results in order to prevent further potential transmission of the virus; recognises that such tests could be life-saving and prevent the deaths of key workers; and welcomes the work done by Transport for London and Tower Transit in piloting these ground-breaking temperature checks at a London bus garage.
Signatures (27)
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.
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
1 May 2020
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Hanvey, Neale
Independent
Signed on
5 May 2020
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 May 2020
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
Webbe, Claudia
Labour
Signed on
5 May 2020
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 May 2020
Coyle, Neil
Labour
Signed on
6 May 2020
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
6 May 2020
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
6 May 2020
Brennan, Kevin
Labour
Signed on
6 May 2020
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2020
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2020
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
11 May 2020
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
12 May 2020
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
12 May 2020
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on
18 May 2020
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
18 May 2020
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.