P-04-435 : Wales & Border Railways Franchise 2018 to be Operated on a Not-for-Dividend Basis
P-04-435 : Wales & Border Railways Franchise 2018 to be Operated on a Not-for-Dividend Basis
Petition wording:
We call on the
National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ensure that the
next the Wales & the Border franchise is operated on a not-for-dividend
basis.
Arriva has a
monopoly over much of the railways in Wales and the Border; this does not
encourage "cheaper prices and better standards through competition"
as capitalism intended, due to that monopoly.
In 2018 the contract with Arriva is up for renewal. A "not-for-dividends" pricing
system would increase the amount of passengers and allow more people to work as
they’d be able to afford to travel creating a knock on effect on the welsh GDP and
also, in by-product of proving the system, give England more reason for doing
likewise.
Petition raised by: Merlyn Cooper
Date petition first considered by
Committee: 6
November 2012
Number of signatures: 35
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;