EAST COAST MAIN LINE

Early day motion 58, tabled 10 May 2013 by Sheila Gilmore (Labour). Signed by 70 members.

That this House notes that rail services on the East Coast Main Line have been publicly run by East Coast since November 2009; congratulates East Coast management and staff for improving services; welcomes the £640 million in profits that have been returned to the Exchequer; further notes that the Government plans to re-privatise East Coast by February 2015; believes that this puts ideology ahead of the interests of passengers and taxpayers; and calls on the Government to abandon its plans to re-privatise East Coast.

Signatures by party: Labour 62, Liberal Democrat 4, Scottish National Party 2, Green 1, Respect 1.