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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Denham (Labour), on Monday, 17 February 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 39 members in total.

SOUTH WEST TRAINS

That this House notes the inconvenience caused to passengers by the cancellation of services by South West Trains; calls for the firmest possible action by the Franchise Director for the company's breaches of its franchise agreement; notes that the Minister of State, the honourable Member for Slough, has described the company as inept; but also notes that it is privatisation which has led to an inept company being paid to run rail services.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

SOUTH WEST TRAINS (544A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by David Nicholson (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 18 February 1997. It has been signed by 3 members in total.
leave out from 'inept;'to end and add 'notes that the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising has said that the overall performance of South West Trains including punctuality and reliability showed marked improvements over British Rail's; welcomes the power given to OPRAF to levy substantial fines on SWT; regards this as a test case of OPRAF's ability and willingness to use such powers to preserve and raise passenger service standards; and contrasts this with the fact that until very recently, the nationalised railways system faced no financial penalties for late or cancelled services.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
544 
544A1 
Session
1996-97
Subjects
South West Trains
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk