Sharon signs letter calling on Secretary of State for Transport to urgently support the Tyne and Wear Metro

Sharon has joined 10 other North East MPs in writing to Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, asking him to implement an urgent support package for Tyne and Wear Metro similar to the support offered to bus and national rail services.

That letter joint can be read here:

As many of the signatories have also done, Sharon wrote to Grant Shapps MP personally, in order to raise the same issue.

Sharon's letter can be read here:

Sharon said:

‘’The limits on public movement rightly put in place to combat this awful disease have had a profound impact on passenger numbers and fare income for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

‘’For those of my constituents who are key workers either in the NHS or other frontline services, or working in the supermarket and delivery sectors, and rely on public transport, it is essential that the Metro continues to operate.

‘’The Government has rightly put in support measures for bus and national rail services and must now urgently do the same for the Metro.’’