Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lisa Nandy (Labour), on Monday, 29 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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PROTECTING STAFF EMPLOYED ON THE WEST COAST MAINLINE

That this House notes that the Government has barred Stagecoach from bidding on new rail franchises including the West Coast Main Line which it currently operates jointly with Virgin; further notes that this franchise is due to be renewed in March 2020; shares the concerns of the RMT union about the impact of this uncertainty on staff; calls for the jobs, conditions and pensions of Virgin staff and the staff of Virgin subcontractors such as Alstom, Leadec and DHL to be fully protected; further calls for the maintenance and expansion of services including catering, ticket office and station staff and safety critical guards to be retained on all trains; and calls on the Government to reject any bids for the West Coast Partnership which do not provide these protections.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2334 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Rosie Cooper

Ian Mearns

Grahame Morris

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Staff Virgin Trains West Coast Partnership rail franchise

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk