Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John P Smith (Labour), on Wednesday, 19 December 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.

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SPEEDLINK

That this House condemns the decision of the British Railways Board to abandon its Speedlink service from July 1991; regrets that the Government is still unable to distinguish between cutting costs and providing an essential public service as they appear to have ignored the environmental consequences of switching 1.5 million tonnes, or 150, 000 lorry loads, of freight from rail to Britain's already overcrowded roads; and calls upon the Board to recognise that actuaries are no substitute for good managers by reconsidering this short-sighted decision.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

266 

Session

1990-91

Subjects

British Rail Speedlink

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk