Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Whitehead (Labour), on Monday, 7 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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SOUTH WEST TRAINS TICKET OFFICES

That this House notes with extreme concern plans by South West Trains to close ticket offices and cut ticket office opening hours at 114 stations; believes that such cuts cannot be justified when these stations have seen a combined increase in passengers of nearly 27 per cent. in the last year; is further concerned that the cuts will dramatically increase the number of stations that will lose their ticket offices entirely during weekends and will leave stations unstaffed at weekends and in the evening making railway stations and passengers who use them feel less secure; believes that replacing staff with ticket machines will also reduce the quality and range of services available to passengers; and calls on South West Trains immediately to withdraw its plans.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1969 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

John McDonnell

David Drew

Graham Stringer

Baroness Hoey

Subjects

Railways

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk