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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 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 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 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...