ROUTEMASTER BUSES

Early day motion 468, tabled 21 January 2004 by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 29 members.

That this House disagrees with the decision of the Mayor of London to phase out this year virtually all of 500 or so Routemaster buses presently in service in central London; notes that the entire fleet has quite recently been refurbished, not least to conform with modern emission standards, and that some buses have been further internally refurbished in recent months; further notes the strong popularity of Routemasters with members of the public; and calls on the Mayor to postpone plans to withdraw these popular, perfectly serviceable buses.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 11, Labour 10, Conservative 3, UUP 2, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.