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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 2 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

WEST YORKSHIRE BUS CONTRACTS

That this House praises the unanimous decision by all parties to the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority to back the Quality Bus Contract Scheme, producing the kind of franchised bus network in West Yorkshire that people in London have enjoyed for years; welcomes Quality Contracts as a way to ensure that the people of West Yorkshire have the high quality and reliable bus service they deserve; calls on bus operators to avoid unjustified cuts to services, particularly given the hedged prices for fuel; calls on the West Yorkshire Metro to specify and regularise the frequency, routes and fares of buses; and looks forward to the introduction of complementary measures for buses such as additional bus priorities on roads, more high-quality shelters, real-time information systems, on-bus CCTV and eco-driving initiatives.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

WEST YORKSHIRE BUS CONTRACTS (321A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Paul Truswell (primary, Labour) and tabled on Wednesday, 9 December 2009. It has been signed by 25 members in total.
after `years'; insert `regrets however that this all-party consensus does not exist at parliamentary level since the Conservative Opposition asserts that deregulation has worked and is pledged to repeal the Government's legislation enabling Quality Bus Contracts; believes bus regulation introduced by the Conservative Government in 1986 has been a disaster for West Yorkshire and most other areas other than London by enabling private operators to make profits while providing reduced, unreliable and inadequate services; welcomes the Local Transport Act 2008 provisions making Bus Quality contracts a practicable option for integrated transport authorities to pursue;'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
321 
321A1 
Session
2009-10
Other sponsors
Iris Robinson
Lynne Jones
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Mike Hancock
Graham Stringer
Rudi Vis
Subjects
Buses
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk