First Great Western Train Services - EDM 1447
David Drew, Labour & Co-operative MP for Stroud, Gloucestershire put down an Early Day Motion 'FGW Train Services' (below) on 10 May, 2007 calling for FGW to be run in the public sector. 30 MPs from all parties have supported him. You can support his call by writing to your MP and asking them to sign EDM 1447. Email your MP here.
EDM 1447: 10.05.2007
FIRST GREAT WESTERN TRAIN SERVICES
30 Signatures:
David Drew, MP (Labour Party) Stroud
Lynne Jones, MP (Labour Party) Birmingham Selly Oak
Graham Stringer, MP (Labour Party) Manchester Blackley
Adrian Sanders, MP (Liberal Democrats) Torbay
Martin Caton, MP (Labour Party) Gower
Colin Breed, MP (Liberal Democrats) South East Cornwall
Jeremy Corbyn, MP (Labour Party) Islington North
Ann Cryer, MP (Labour Party) Keighley
Robert N Wareing, MP (Labour Party) Liverpool West Derby
Stephen Williams, MP (Liberal Democrats) Bristol West
David Lepper, MP (Labour Party) Brighton Pavilion
Elfyn Llwyd, MP (Plaid Cymru) Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Janet Dean, MP (Labour Party) Burton
James Gray, MP (Conservative Party) North Wiltshire
Rudi Vis, MP (Labour Party) Finchley and Golders Green
Roger Williams, MP (Liberal Democrats) Brecon and Radnorshire
Brian Jenkins, MP (Labour Party) Tamworth
Michael Clapham, MP (Labour Party) Barnsley West and Penistone
Madeleine Moon, MP (Labour Party) Bridgend
Linda Riordan, MP (Labour Party) Halifax
Kelvin Hopkins, MP (Labour Party) Luton North
John McDonnell, MP (Labour Party) Hayes and Harlington
Katy Clark, MP (Labour Party) North Ayrshire and Arran
Bill Etherington, MP (Labour Party) Sunderland North
Betty Williams, MP (Labour Party) Conwy
Austin Mitchell, MP (Labour Party) Great Grimsby
Alan Simpson, MP (Labour Party) Nottingham South
Mark Williams, MP (Liberal Democrats) Ceredigion
Eric Illsley, MP (Labour Party) Barnsley Central
Kerry McCarthy, MP (Labour Party) Bristol East
"That this House notes with growing concern that despite First Great Western train services making substantial profits and introducing significant fare increases, passengers on these services have had to endure poor levels of punctuality, cuts in services and severe overcrowding; is further concerned at reports that 12 extra trains introduced by the company to alleviate the collapse of rail services in Bristol and the West of England last winter will be withdrawn by the end of this year and that this again will result in train cancellations and amount to an astonishing 20 per cent. reduction in the number of trains since First Group took over the Greater Western franchise in April 2006; believes that the interests of passengers should come before the interests of shareholders; and therefore supports the call by passenger groups and rail unions for First Great Western services to be run in the public sector."
