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EDM number 1380 in 1992-93, proposed by Michael Colvin on 10/02/1993.

That this House welcomes the appointment of Liz Forgan as head of BBC Radio and wishes her well in her new role; draws her attention to the importance of Radio 4 and of the high regard and affection that many people feel for it, but urges her to understand the anger felt by moving Radio 4 to FM, particularly by listeners in Europe who will be denied the opportunity of listening to the station; and condemns as arrogant and insensitive the BBC's attitude that if people in Europe wish to listen to Radio 4 then they must spend ú200 to buy receiving equipment to obtain the service from the Astra satellite.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Michael Colvin10/02/1993Romsey and WatersideProposed
Michael Grylls10/02/1993Surrey North WestSeconded
Nicholas Fairbairn10/02/1993Perth and KinrossSeconded
Edwina Currie10/02/1993South DerbyshireSeconded
James Kilfedder10/02/1993North DownSeconded
Max Madden11/02/1993Bradford WestSeconded
David Nicholson11/02/1993TauntonSigned
Bill Etherington11/02/1993Sunderland NorthSigned
Derek Enright11/02/1993HemsworthSigned
Ken Livingstone11/02/1993Brent EastSigned
Lynne Jones11/02/1993Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Russell Johnston11/02/1993Inverness, Nairn and LochaberSigned
Eric Illsley11/02/1993Barnsley CentralSigned
Norman Godman12/02/1993Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Barry Jones15/02/1993Alyn & DeesideSigned
David Knox15/02/1993Staffordshire MoorlandsSigned
Alan Meale15/02/1993MansfieldSigned
Eric Clarke15/02/1993MidlothianSigned
Paddy Tipping16/02/1993SherwoodSigned
Jean Corston16/02/1993Bristol EastSigned
Glenda Jackson16/02/1993Hampstead & HighgateSigned
Colin Shepherd16/02/1993HerefordSigned
Ian McCartney16/02/1993MakerfieldSigned
Robert Hicks17/02/1993South East CornwallSigned
Alan Milburn17/02/1993DarlingtonSigned
Estelle Morris17/02/1993Birmingham, YardleySigned
Edward O'Hara17/02/1993Knowsley SouthSigned
Jim Wallace17/02/1993Orkney & ShetlandSigned
Keith Vaz18/02/1993Leicester EastSigned
Jack Thompson18/02/1993WansbeckSigned
Eddie Loyden18/02/1993Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Joan Lestor18/02/1993EcclesSigned
Nick Harvey18/02/1993North DevonSigned
Alex Carlile22/02/1993MontgomerySigned
Joyce Quin23/02/1993Gateshead EastSigned
Roland Boyes23/02/1993Houghton and WashingtonSigned
John Heppell25/02/1993Nottingham EastSigned
Mike Hall25/02/1993Warrington SouthSigned
Allan Rogers04/03/1993RhonddaSigned
Doug Hoyle04/03/1993Warrington NorthSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours04/03/1993WorkingtonSigned
Nick Ainger11/03/1993PembrokeSigned
Frank Cook23/03/1993Stockton NorthSigned
Chris Mullin11/05/1993Sunderland SouthSigned
Elfyn Llwyd20/10/1993Meirionnydd Nant ConwySigned

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