A large majority of MPs have voted in favour of a motion to stop junior transport minister Tineke Huizinga giving Amsterdam the green light to phase out paper tickets on buses and trams.

MPs say the minister must wait for an evaluation of the situation in Rotterdam, which is moving completely over to smart card payments for all public transport on Thursday.
Amsterdam wants to follow Rotterdam in mid April.
MPs also backed a motion calling on Huizinga to give more help to elderly travellers who are finding it difficult to use the smart card.