Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Teresa Pearce (Labour), on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 30 members in total.

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SAFETY AND SECURITY ROLE OF RAIL STATION STAFF

That this House is concerned for the safety of the travelling public by threats to reduce the number of station staff; notes that the platform train interface is a major risk on the railways; further notes that Passenger Focus supports proper staffing at stations and has called for obligatory staffing initiatives as part of the Government's franchise agreements with operators; is further concerned that numerous stations are already de-staffed and further cuts at railway and tube stations will increase platform train interface risks to passengers as well as stations becoming unwelcoming and inaccessible places; believes that rail passengers deserve, and are entitled to, safe staffed stations; and therefore calls on the UK and Scottish Governments and the Mayor of London to ensure that all rail operations guarantee a sufficient number of trained station staff to safely dispatch trains, protect the travelling public and maintain security at all stations.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

863 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

John McDonnell

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

Linda Riordan

Ian Lavery

Grahame Morris

Subjects

Health and safety Railways

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk