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Media Silence On Women Tv Licence Defaulters

EDM number 1270 in 1994-95, proposed by Joseph Ashton on 20/06/1995.

That this House notes the marked lack of enthusiasm by the BBC spokesmen in evidence to the National Heritage Committee on 15th June when asked about research into technology to disconnect signals from the 1,500,000 homes which do not pay television licences, a lack of enthusiasm caused by the fact that millions of other poor viewers would volunteer for disconnection instead of risking jail sentences; notes the similar lack of concern and silence from ITV companies and newspapers about the hundreds of women and others jailed every year for licence evasion, costing the taxpayer ú2,000 a week each, presumably including child care; and presumes that this conspiracy is because the ITV companies and newspapers do not want the BBC to make up the possible financial discrepancy by competing for advertising.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Joe Ashton20/06/1995BassetlawProposed
David Hanson21/06/1995DelynSigned
Alice Mahon21/06/1995HalifaxSigned
Mike Hall21/06/1995Warrington SouthSigned
Paddy Tipping21/06/1995SherwoodSigned
Eric Illsley22/06/1995Barnsley CentralSigned
Lynne Jones22/06/1995Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Ken Livingstone22/06/1995Brent EastSigned
Alan Simpson26/06/1995Nottingham SouthSigned
Jim Cunningham26/06/1995Coventry South EastSigned
Neil Gerrard26/06/1995WalthamstowSigned
Jack Thompson27/06/1995WansbeckSigned
Win Griffiths27/06/1995BridgendSigned
Eric Clarke27/06/1995MidlothianSigned
Alan Meale27/06/1995MansfieldSigned
Barry Jones28/06/1995Alyn & DeesideSigned
Jean Corston28/06/1995Bristol EastSigned
Mildred Gordon28/06/1995Bow and PoplarSigned
John Heppell29/06/1995Nottingham EastSigned
Terry Lewis29/06/1995WorsleySigned
Elfyn Llwyd29/06/1995Meirionnydd Nant ConwySigned
Harry Cohen29/06/1995LeytonSigned
Michael Connarty29/06/1995Falkirk EastSigned
Tommy Graham29/06/1995Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Roger Godsiff03/07/1995Birmingham Small HeathSigned
Janet Anderson03/07/1995Rossendale & DarwenSigned
Terry Davis05/07/1995Birmingham, Hodge HillSigned
Martyn Jones11/07/1995Clwyd South WestSigned
Audrey Wise18/07/1995PrestonSigned

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