CROSS-BORDER CONCESSIONARY TRAVEL SCHEME (No. 3)

Early day motion 1423, tabled 19 January 2006 by John Cummings (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House, in welcoming the free off-peak concessionary travel arrangements, believes that the scheme should be enhanced so as to allow cross-boundary travel between local authorities; notes that the residents of Easington constituency rely upon acute hospital services and major shopping centres which are located in adjacent local authority areas in Tyne and Wear, Teeside and Durham City; and calls upon the Government to bring forward measures which will enable cross-boundary travel to adjacent local authority areas.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 6, DUP 4, Conservative 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.