PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Rail to Refuge scheme (18 April 2021)
Motion Details
That this House celebrates the work of the Rail to Refuge scheme, a joint initiative between rail companies and the Women’s Aid Federation of England; commends rail operators for providing free travel to over 1,348 people fleeing domestic abuse including 362 children over five; acknowledges the severe impact of the covid-19 pandemic for many and the particular challenge on those suffering domestic abuse; recognises that scheme’s achievements since its conception in April 2020; and urges those who need to flee domestic abuse to use that scheme to gain safety.
Sponsored by:
Rosie Cooper (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
12
48%
Scottish National Party
6
24%
Independent
3
12%
Green Party
1
4%
Conservative
1
4%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
4%
Liberal Democrat
1
4%
Sponsor List (25 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Tonia Antoniazzi
Gower
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
Ind
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
Lab
Olivia Blake
Sheffield Hallam
SNP
Douglas Chapman
Lab
Rosie Cooper (Sponsor)
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Marion Fellows
Lab
Emma Hardy
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Lab
Rachel Hopkins
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
Lab
Kim Johnson
Liverpool Riverside
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Green
Caroline Lucas
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Navendu Mishra
Stockport
SNP
Carol Monaghan
SNP
Gavin Newlands
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Ind
Zarah Sultana
Coventry South
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Mick Whitley
Con
Craig Whittaker
Lab
Mohammad Yasin
Bedford
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