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Threat To BBC Local Radio

EDM number 715 in 1994-95, proposed by Austin Mitchell on 01/03/1995.

That this House recognises the importance of BBC local radio as the corporation's roots in the community, its most effective training ground, its front line in service and news both local and national and as an informative and effective competitor for commercial local radio; knowing that quality local radio cannot be provided on the cheap, is concerned that the 10 Northern BBC local stations have had their budgets cut by a collective ú1 million meaning further substantial cuts in their individual budgets, which are already pared to the bone; and asks the BBC to withdraw the cuts and give an undertaking that the current level and quality of local programming will be maintained both now and in the future.

This motion has been signed by a total of 54 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Austin Mitchell01/03/1995Great GrimsbyProposed
Hugh Bayley01/03/1995York, City ofSigned
Dennis Skinner02/03/1995BolsoverSigned
Paddy Tipping02/03/1995SherwoodSigned
John Battle02/03/1995Leeds WestSigned
Harry Barnes02/03/1995North East DerbyshireSigned
Norman Godman02/03/1995Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Bill Etherington02/03/1995Sunderland NorthSigned
Jim Dowd02/03/1995Lewisham WestSigned
John Cummings02/03/1995EasingtonSigned
Robin Corbett02/03/1995Birmingham, ErdingtonSigned
Michael Connarty02/03/1995Falkirk EastSigned
Eric Clarke02/03/1995MidlothianSigned
Keith Bradley02/03/1995Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Bill Michie02/03/1995Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Alan Meale02/03/1995MansfieldSigned
William McKelvey02/03/1995Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
John McAllion02/03/1995Dundee EastSigned
Lynne Jones02/03/1995Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Alan Howarth02/03/1995Stratford-on-AvonSigned
Peter Hardy02/03/1995WentworthSigned
Ernie Ross02/03/1995Dundee WestSigned
John Hutton03/03/1995Barrow & FurnessSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie03/03/1995Glasgow, PollokSigned
Tony Banks06/03/1995Newham North WestSigned
Janet Anderson06/03/1995Rossendale & DarwenSigned
Angela Eagle06/03/1995WallaseySigned
Kevin Hughes06/03/1995Doncaster NorthSigned
John Evans06/03/1995St Helens NorthSigned
Max Madden07/03/1995Bradford WestSigned
Terry Patchett07/03/1995Barnsley EastSigned
Roy Hughes07/03/1995Newport EastSigned
Ian McCartney07/03/1995MakerfieldSigned
Michael Clapham07/03/1995Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe07/03/1995Bradford SouthSigned
Mike Watson07/03/1995Glasgow CentralSigned
Rachel Squire08/03/1995Dunfermline WestSigned
David Hinchliffe08/03/1995WakefieldSigned
Jeremy Corbyn08/03/1995Islington NorthSigned
Mike Hall08/03/1995Warrington SouthSigned
Alan Simpson09/03/1995Nottingham SouthSigned
Keith Vaz13/03/1995Leicester EastSigned
Audrey Wise13/03/1995PrestonSigned
Jean Corston14/03/1995Bristol EastSigned
Frank Cook15/03/1995Stockton NorthSigned
Tommy Graham20/03/1995Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Martyn Jones21/03/1995Clwyd South WestSigned
Ken Livingstone22/03/1995Brent EastSigned
Dawn Primarolo23/03/1995Bristol SouthSigned
Jack Thompson29/03/1995WansbeckSigned
Barry Sheerman30/03/1995HuddersfieldSigned
Jamie Cann30/03/1995IpswichSigned
Malcolm Bruce03/04/1995GordonSigned
Nigel Jones16/05/1995CheltenhamSigned

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