MPs call for failed GNER franchise to be renationalised
EDM 371: 30.11.2006
Following the announcement this week of the Government's intention to 're-let' GNER to another private operator, Jim Cousins MP for Newcastle Central has tabled an Early Day Motion opposing re-privatisation and calling for rail operations to be returned to the public sector.
"That this House reports that the Department of Transport has decided to re-let the East Coast Mainline franchise and place the operator GNER on a fixed management contract; further notes that the Transport Select Committee press release accompanying their recent Passenger Rail Franchising report described the franchising process as 'a complex, fragmented and costly muddle'; believes that GNER services should not be re-let to a private operator; and therefore calls on the Department of Transport to protect services and jobs by returning operations on the East Coast Mainline to the public sector."
Signatures( 7)
Jim Cousins MP (Labour Party) Newcastle upon Tyne Central,
Linda Riordan MP (Labour Party) Halifax,
Ian Davidson MP (Labour Party) Glasgow South West,
Jon Trickett MP (Labour Party) Hemsworth,
Jim McGovern MP (Labour Party) Dundee West,
John McDonnell (Labour Party) Hayes and Harlington,
Katy Clark MP (Labour Party) North Ayrshire and Arran