Early Day Motion: restore the operational subsidy for London Underground

Support the RMT campaign to restore the operational subsidy for London Underground

The London Underground is essential to our communities, economy and environment and all the staff who work on the Tube play a vital role in keeping the network running. Shockingly the Government has withdrawn operational subsidy for Transport for London meaning that London Underground is the only Metro of its kind in the world that does not receive such subsidy.

RMT is campaigning for the subsidy to be fully reinstated and at a level that can allow for the provision of a world class service and affordable fares.

We are also calling on the Mayor and Transport for London to protect safety and service by not cutting staffing, conditions, maintenance or engineering regimes. Instead any funding shortfall should be met through other mechanisms including ending profiteering on outsourced functions such as cleaning and by bringing this work in - house and borrowing and using reserves if necessary.

You can write to your MP here, via the RMT national site, to ask them to support the campaign.

This is an 'early day motion' that the RMT is encouraging members to ask their MP to support:

FUNDING AND PROTECTING LONDON UNDERGROUND SERVICES

EDM #2503

Tabled 18 June 2019
2017-19 Session

That this House notes the importance of London Underground to our communities, economy and environment; pays tribute to the hard work of staff who keep the network running; is dismayed that the Government has withdrawn its operational subsidy for Transport for London, which means that London Underground is the only metro of its kind in the world that does not receive such subsidy; calls for the subsidy to be reinstated at a level that allows for the provision of a world-class service and affordable fares; further calls on Transport for London to protect safety and service by not cutting staffing, conditions, maintenance and engineering and meeting any funding shortfall through other mechanisms including ending profiteering on outsourced functions such as cleaning by bringing this work in house, borrowing and using reserves.