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Editorial Independence And The Independent

EDM number 395 in 1993-94, proposed by Chris Mullin on 20/01/1994.

That this House, concerned at the increasing concentration of ownership of national newspapers, views with alarm the prospect of any precipitate arrangement for the sale of Newspaper Publishing plc, publishers of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday; calls on the President of the Board of Trade to ensure that the unique character of these newspapers and their editorial independence is protected in any change of ownership; and urges that all genuine bidders for these viable titles are given proper opportunity to proceed without any artificial rush to merger.

This motion has been signed by a total of 70 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Chris Mullin20/01/1994Sunderland SouthProposed
Bryan Davies20/01/1994Oldham Central and RoytonSeconded
Tony Banks20/01/1994Newham North WestSeconded
Gwyneth Dunwoody20/01/1994Crewe & NantwichSeconded
Tony Benn20/01/1994ChesterfieldSeconded
Max Madden20/01/1994Bradford WestSeconded
Bruce Grocott20/01/1994Wrekin, TheSigned
John Evans21/01/1994St Helens NorthSigned
Harry Barnes21/01/1994North East DerbyshireSigned
Jeremy Corbyn21/01/1994Islington NorthSigned
Dennis Skinner21/01/1994BolsoverSigned
Alan Meale24/01/1994MansfieldSigned
Paddy Tipping24/01/1994SherwoodSigned
Tommy Graham24/01/1994Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Paul Flynn24/01/1994Newport WestSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie24/01/1994Glasgow, PollokSigned
Michael Connarty24/01/1994Falkirk EastSigned
Harry Cohen24/01/1994LeytonSigned
Eric Clarke24/01/1994MidlothianSigned
Rhodri Morgan24/01/1994Cardiff WestSigned
Peter Mandelson24/01/1994HartlepoolSigned
John Heppell24/01/1994Nottingham EastSigned
Clive Soley24/01/1994HammersmithSigned
Bridget Prentice24/01/1994Lewisham EastSigned
Terry Patchett24/01/1994Barnsley EastSigned
Robert Parry24/01/1994Liverpool, RiversideSigned
Colin Pickthall24/01/1994West LancashireSigned
Bill Michie24/01/1994Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Gerry Bermingham25/01/1994St Helens SouthSigned
Austin Mitchell25/01/1994Great GrimsbySigned
Keith Bradley25/01/1994Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Richard Burden25/01/1994Birmingham, NorthfieldSigned
John Cummings25/01/1994EasingtonSigned
Norman Godman25/01/1994Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
John Gunnell25/01/1994Leeds South and MorleySigned
Mike Hall25/01/1994Warrington SouthSigned
Hugh Bayley25/01/1994York, City ofSigned
Norman Hogg25/01/1994Cumbernauld & KilsythSigned
Lynne Jones25/01/1994Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Doug Hoyle25/01/1994Warrington NorthSigned
Peter Hardy25/01/1994WentworthSigned
Alan Simpson25/01/1994Nottingham SouthSigned
Barry Sheerman25/01/1994HuddersfieldSigned
Jeff Rooker25/01/1994Birmingham, Perry BarrSigned
Greg Pope25/01/1994HyndburnSigned
Peter Pike25/01/1994BurnleySigned
Alice Mahon25/01/1994HalifaxSigned
Jack Thompson26/01/1994WansbeckSigned
Dennis Turner26/01/1994Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Andrew Faulds26/01/1994Warley EastSigned
Derek Enright26/01/1994HemsworthSigned
Edward O'Hara26/01/1994Knowsley SouthSigned
Eddie Loyden26/01/1994Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Barbara Roche26/01/1994Hornsey & Wood GreenSigned
Ian Davidson26/01/1994Glasgow, GovanSigned
Eric Illsley27/01/1994Barnsley CentralSigned
Donald Anderson31/01/1994Swansea EastSigned
Michael Clapham02/02/1994Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Roland Boyes03/02/1994Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Bill Etherington03/02/1994Sunderland NorthSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours03/02/1994WorkingtonSigned
Nigel Jones03/02/1994CheltenhamSigned
Ken Livingstone10/02/1994Brent EastSigned
David Clelland10/02/1994Tyne BridgeSigned
Martyn Jones15/02/1994Clwyd South WestSigned
Brian Sedgemore11/03/1994Hackney South & ShoreditchSigned
Bill Olner11/03/1994NuneatonSigned
Geoffrey Robinson16/03/1994Coventry North WestSigned
Ann Coffey16/03/1994StockportSigned
Bob CryerUnknownWithdrawn

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