As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.
Suggested amendment
leave out from '2025' to end and add 'questions whether this and the road construction that will be necessary to ensure efficient road transport will be tolerable either environmentally or financially; welcomes reports that the Secretary of State believes that car use cannot be allowed to continue unchecked; welcomes the Government's measures and proposals to ensure that car users pay more towards their real costs; nevertheless welcomes both those road projects that will assist economic recovery and the policy of bypasses, recalling the arguments for dualling of the Ilminster by-pass and the North Devon link road on grounds of efficiency and safety; and finally urges continued increases in investment in the forms of passenger and freight transport other than cars and lorries, noting that railway privatisation will be judged by how it contributes to the success of these objectives.'.
Original motion text
That this House recognises that road traffic is set to double by the year 2025; notes that the Department of Transport has recently established a link between the construction of new roads and the generation of new traffic; further notes that the Secretary of State for Transport has been reported as saying that car growth cannot be allowed to continue unchecked; regrets that at the launch of the Government's environmental strategy for the next 20 years the Prime Minister failed to set any targets or enact any policy which will tackle this growth; and therefore calls upon the Government to announce an immediate moratorium on motorway widening, a comprehensive review of the ú23 billion roads programme, the implementation of measure to limit traffic growth and reduce the number of vehicle journeys on Britain's roads and a commitment to invest in clean, efficient public transport as an attractive alternative to the motor car.
Signatures (1)
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There are no withdrawn signatures for this amendment.