PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RETRO-FITTING SEAT BELTS ON COACHES CARRYING SCHOOL CHILDREN (17 November 1997)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the proposals of the Government to introduce from February 1998 checks on seats belts into coaches as part of the MOT test and to carry out a one-off check on the quality of the installation of all seat belts fitted in buses, coaches and minibuses; notes that in accidents coach seat belts will be subjected to very high loading; notes with concern that many retro-fitted seat belts in coaches have only been fastened with pop rivets to panels on the side of pre-1988 coaches; notes that many of these panels have corroded away through age and are thus unable to sustain the loading required in an accident; and calls on the Government to specify in regulations that outerseat mountings for such seat belts on pre-1988 coaches should be strengthened throughout the length of the vehicle so as to ensure that the seat belt will be an effective restraint in an accident.

Sponsored by:
Mr David Lock (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
76
85%
 
 
Independent
9
10%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
2%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (89 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Charlotte Atkins
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Hazel Blears
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Peter Bradley
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Mr Ian Cawsey
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
XB
Baroness Clark of Calton
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Yvette Cooper
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mr Keith Darvill
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Caroline Flint
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Paul Goggins
Lab
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Stephen Hesford
Ind
Ms Patricia Hewitt
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Miss Melanie Johnson
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Lab
Tom Levitt
Ind
Mr Ivan Lewis
Lab
Martin Linton
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr David Lock (Sponsor)
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Dan Norris
North East Somerset and Hanham
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr James Plaskitt
Lab
Mr Chris Pond
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Baroness Smith of Malvern
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Lord Soley
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Lab
Lord Touhig
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Joan Walley
Lab
Claire Ward
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise

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