Potters Bar Rail Accident Investigation. Read indexed debates, questions, statements and early day motions, with links to the original parliamentary records.
That this House notes that 10 May 2009 marks the seventh anniversary of the Potters Bar derailment; and expresses its regret that no form of public inquiry has yet taken place despite the clearly expressed wishes of surviving victims and bereaved families for such an inquiry to be held.
That this House notes that 10th May marks the sixth anniversary of the Potters Bar rail crash; further notes that no public inquiry or inquest has been held and that legitimate questions of the bereaved families, survivors and travelling public have yet to be properly answered; and calls on the Government to do all in its power to bring this delay to an end.
That this House sends its sympathies to those directly involved in the Grayrigg derailment and their friends and families; places on record appreciation of the professionalism and courage of rail and emergency response staff; supports the view that the similarity to the Potters Bar crash of May 2002 raises concerns that the normal industry inquiries are insufficient to prevent a recurrence of this type of accident; therefore further supports the growing call for a public enquiry into the fact...
That this House regrets the decision taken by the Secretary of State for Transport not to hold a public inquiry into the Potters Bar derailment of 10th May 2002; and notes that whilst the Secretary of State makes reference to the holding of an inquest by the Hertfordshire Coroner as one of the factors in the background to his decision, the Hertfordshire Coroner is reported as saying that in his view the current powers of a coroner may not be sufficient to fulfil the requirements of the necess...
That this House applauds the campaign launched by the family of the Potters Bar crash victim, the late Agnes Quinlevan, at the time of the third anniversary of the derailment; and supports the Quinlevan family and all the other bereaved families and victims of the crash in their determination to obtain justice.
That this House believes that the families bereaved by the Potters Bar rail crash deserve proper compensation for the loss of their loved ones; notes that the sums thus far offered by Network Rail and Jarvis to five of the seven families are a small fraction of the sums which were reported as being offered by them in 2002; and calls upon Network Rail and Jarvis to recognise the value of the lives lost and the trauma suffered by the bereaved families.
That this House notes that Jarvis has accepted liability for the Potters Bar derailment and supports the request of the families involved for a full public enquiry into the tragedy; is concerned that Jarvis is still responsible for over 50 per cent. of renewals on the national rail network and asks for this work to be taken in house by Network Rail at the earliest opportunity; is equally concerned that Jarvis continues to undertake maintenance contracts on the London Underground and calls on ...
That this House notes the acceptance of liability by Jarvis Plc and Network Rail for the Potters Bar rail crash and that this acceptance has come two years after the crash; believes that the circumstances of this tragedy necessitate a public inquiry, that only such an inquiry can fully protect the interests of the travelling public and that the case for such an inquiry is stronger than ever; and therefore calls upon the Secretary of State to institute a public inquiry without further delay.
That this House notes that 10th May was the first anniversary of the Potters Bar train crash; supports the call of the bereaved and the injured for a public inquiry into the causes of the crash, backed by the local newspapers, the Times Group and the Barnet press; expresses concern at the difficulties facing those bringing compensation claims, owing to a lack of funding for legal costs; notes the absence of an acceptance of responsibility for the crash on the part of any of those responsible ...
That this House notes that 10th May will be the first anniversary of the Potters Bar train crash; supports the call of the bereaved and the injured for a public inquiry into the causes of the crash, backed by the local newspapers, the Times Group and the Barnet Press; expresses concern at the difficulties facing those bringing compensation claims, owing to a lack of funding for legal costs; believes that this type of accident will only be prevented in the future when senior company directors ...
That this House notes 10th May is the anniversary of the Potters Bar tragedy; welcomes the decision of Network Rail to bring some maintenance contracts back in-house but notes the continued damaging legacy of the Tory privatisation and fragmentation of the railway; regrets with increasing concern the escalating financial crisis facing the network; further notes that, despite receiving greater levels of subsidy than under public ownership, a number of the train operating companies are technica...
That this House regrets that since 1997, over 2000 workers and members of the public have died in work-related incidents, as well as the Southall, Paddington, Hatfield and Potters Bar disasters; notes that during the same period only four companies and two directors have been convicted of the offence of manslaughter and that these were all small firms; recalls that the Law Commission recommended a new offence of corporate manslaughter in 1996 to hold large as well as small undertakings to acc...
That this House notes with concern the activities of developers such as Property Spy of St Albans who purchase agricultural land in the greenbelt in the South East and divide it into plots to be sold to purchasers without the benefit of planning permission but with a view to future development, as in the case of agricultural land adjoining Northlands in Potters Bar; notes in particular that this practice is likely to lead to degradation of the environment and is in conflict with the spirit an...
That this House notes that Mr Steven Norris, a non-executive director of rail maintenance contractor Jarvis, stated repeatedly on behalf of his company following the Potters Bar derailment that the cause of the crash was sabotage; wonders if Jarvis deliberately placed this theory into the public domain in order to avoid blame for the crash and to protect their commercial interests; notes the findings of the Health and Safety Executive progress report of 4th July, which found that the Potters ...
That this House notes the sharp rise in pre-tax profits for Jarvis, the infrastructure services firm responsible for track maintenance at the time of the Potters Bar rail crash, from ú24.8 million last year to ú45.8 million this year; recognises that the taxpayers money in the form of subsidies invested into the rail network is going straight to profits for private companies, raises concern over the current methods of contracting out maintenance work and the consequences of contractors compet...
That this House believes that in the light of the latest rail disaster at Potters Bar the only way to restore confidence in the safety of the United Kingdom rail network is to bring the rail network back into public ownership and put an end to the multiplicity of private contractors and sub-contractors operating within the current system who put the lives of the travelling public at risk; and further calls upon the Government to review immediately its plans to introduce a public private partn...