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Gordon Brown met some of the first people in the UK taking advantage of the Government’s car scrappage scheme today.

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to enable all british transport to be wheelchair accessible to disabled individuals now.”

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to instruct the Department of Transport to honour an Act of Parliament from 1840 requiring all trains using Stockport Viaduct to stop at Stockport Edgeley station.”

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to maintain the operation and maintenance of the Tyne & Wear Metro as a vertically integrated, wholly owned public sector company and to abandon all plans to fragment, privatise, franchise or contract out any part of its operations, maintenance or development. Furthermore to provide the necessary investment through government funding to upgrade, renew and extend Metro in line with the plans origionally proposed by NEXUS the Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive.”

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to reject any proposals to introduce tag and beacon technology for motorbikes or any other vehicles.”

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ensure extra VAT revenue from increases in fuel prices over the past 12 months should be spent on transport or renewable energy.”

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make funding available to dual the A1237 York Northern ring road.”

The 10p tax rate, Zimbabwe and employment were on the agenda at today’s PMQs.
The Prime Minister also took questions on the food crisis, transport and the teachers’ strike.
Follow the links below to read the PMQs transcript or watch the broadcast again.
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