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Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Stratford)

EDM (Early Day Motion) 692A4: tabled on 18 April 1990

Tabled in the 1989-90 session.

This motion has been signed by 2 Members. It is an amendment to an existing motion.The tabling Member has subsequently withdrawn this motion.

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

This motion has subsequently been withdrawn by the tabling Member.

This is an amendment to an existing motion

This motion was originally tabled by Gerald Bowden on 12 March 1990. This is amendment number 4.

View details of the original motion

Suggested amendment

Leave out from 'House' to end and add, 'rejects the argument for a junction at Stratford; recognises the superior benefits of an international station at King's Cross to serve the needs of the North East, North West, Midlands and Scotland; and urges the British Railways Board and the Secretary of State to come forward with plans for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, to maximize the benefits of the Channel Tunnel for the regions beyond London, without delay.'.

Original motion text

That this House urges British Rail to give full and thorough consideration to proposals for a Channel Tunnel Rail Link based on a junction at Stratford, and to enter into professional discussions with those proposing the Stratford alternative before presenting their Private Bill to Parliament for a decision.

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.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this amendment.