PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WEST COAST MAINLINE EUROPEAN RAIL LINK (9 June 1998)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the statement by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, made on Wednesday 3rd June, that the Channel Tunnel Rail Link will go ahead; and hopes that the Secretary of State will do everything in his power to ensure that the West Coast Mainline is upgraded to include a direct link to the Channel Tunnel in order to improve access to Europe and to bring better economic prospects for business and industry into the North West Region and enabling other regions along the West Coast Mainline to benefit as well.
Sponsored by:
Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
30
73%
Independent
8
20%
Liberal Democrat
2
5%
Speaker
1
2%
Sponsor List (41 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Peter Bradley
Lab
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Sponsor)
Chorley
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Ind
Mr Ivan Lewis
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Lawrie Quinn
Lab
Roger Stott
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Derek Twigg
Widnes and Halewood
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Brian White
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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