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EDM number 267 in 1996-97, proposed by Rachel Squire on 27/11/1996.

That this House deplores the fact that newsagents remain under unacceptable pressures as a result of monopolistic practices by wholesalers and publishers resulting in the continued imposition of unjustified carriage charge increases and reduced margins, which is leading to an escalating number of business failures and reductions in the level of service to the public; is further disappointed that, despite the optimistic assurances by the then Minister for Corporate Affairs, who believes that voluntary solutions could be achieved, publishers have refused to participate in intra-industry discussions; is appalled that both the publishers and wholesalers have instead used the time allotted for 'conciliation' by the Director General of Fair Trading to further disadvantage the retailers; and calls upon the President of the Board of Trade and the Minister for Corporate Affairs to refer this matter forthwith to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in order to bring about a structure which will empower newsagents to negotiate terms and conditions on a normal commercial basis.

This motion has been signed by a total of 93 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Rachel Squire27/11/1996Dunfermline WestProposed
Martin Smyth28/11/1996Belfast SouthSigned
Paddy Tipping28/11/1996SherwoodSigned
Andrew Bowden28/11/1996Brighton, KemptownSigned
Harry Barnes28/11/1996North East DerbyshireSigned
Win Griffiths28/11/1996BridgendSigned
Norman Godman28/11/1996Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Maria Fyfe28/11/1996Glasgow, MaryhillSigned
John Evans28/11/1996St Helens NorthSigned
Keith Bradley28/11/1996Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Alice Mahon28/11/1996HalifaxSigned
Lynne Jones28/11/1996Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Eric Illsley28/11/1996Barnsley CentralSigned
Robert Hughes28/11/1996Aberdeen NorthSigned
John Heppell28/11/1996Nottingham EastSigned
John Cummings28/11/1996EasingtonSigned
Glenda Jackson29/11/1996Hampstead & HighgateSigned
Andrew Faulds02/12/1996Warley EastSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe02/12/1996LeighSigned
Bill Michie02/12/1996Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Peter Hardy02/12/1996WentworthSigned
John McAllion03/12/1996Dundee EastSigned
Audrey Wise03/12/1996PrestonSigned
Mike Watson03/12/1996Glasgow CentralSigned
Robert Wareing03/12/1996Liverpool, West DerbySigned
Joan Walley03/12/1996Stoke-on-Trent NorthSigned
Paul Tyler03/12/1996North CornwallSigned
Dennis Turner03/12/1996Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Tony Benn03/12/1996ChesterfieldSigned
John Battle03/12/1996Leeds WestSigned
Bryan Davies03/12/1996Oldham Central and RoytonSigned
Ian Davidson03/12/1996Glasgow, GovanSigned
Ann Clwyd03/12/1996Cynon ValleySigned
William McKelvey03/12/1996Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
Denis MacShane03/12/1996RotherhamSigned
Terry Lewis03/12/1996WorsleySigned
Dennis Skinner03/12/1996BolsoverSigned
Ernie Ross03/12/1996Dundee WestSigned
Terry Rooney03/12/1996Bradford NorthSigned
Colin Pickthall03/12/1996West LancashireSigned
Peter Bottomley04/12/1996ElthamSigned
Mike Hall04/12/1996Warrington SouthSigned
Paul Flynn04/12/1996Newport WestSigned
Donald Dixon04/12/1996JarrowSigned
Chris Davies04/12/1996Littleborough and SaddleworthSigned
Tom Cox04/12/1996TootingSigned
Edward O'Hara04/12/1996Knowsley SouthSigned
Michael Connarty04/12/1996Falkirk EastSigned
Nigel Griffiths04/12/1996Edinburgh SouthSigned
John Spellar04/12/1996Warley WestSigned
Barry Jones04/12/1996Alyn & DeesideSigned
Simon Hughes04/12/1996Southwark and BermondseySigned
Nick Harvey05/12/1996North DevonSigned
Michael Clapham05/12/1996Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Kenneth Eastham05/12/1996Manchester, BlackleySigned
Bill Etherington05/12/1996Sunderland NorthSigned
Martyn Jones06/12/1996Clwyd South WestSigned
Martin O'Neill06/12/1996ClackmannanSigned
Don Touhig09/12/1996IslwynSigned
Chris Mullin10/12/1996Sunderland SouthSigned
Terry Davis11/12/1996Birmingham, Hodge HillSigned
Ken Livingstone12/12/1996Brent EastSigned
Diana Maddock13/01/1997ChristchurchSigned
Peter Thurnham13/01/1997Bolton North EastSigned
John Gunnell15/01/1997Leeds South and MorleySigned
Jean Corston22/01/1997Bristol EastSigned
Jon Owen Jones29/01/1997Cardiff CentralSigned
Harry Cohen29/01/1997LeytonSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe30/01/1997Bradford SouthSigned
Jim Cunningham30/01/1997Coventry South EastSigned
Piara S Khabra30/01/1997Ealing, SouthallSigned
Peter Hain30/01/1997NeathSigned
Tommy Graham05/02/1997Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Bridget Prentice06/02/1997Lewisham EastSigned
Roger Berry06/02/1997KingswoodSigned
Max Madden10/02/1997Bradford WestSigned
Brian H Donohoe17/02/1997Cunninghame SouthSigned
Sam Galbraith17/02/1997Strathkelvin & BearsdenSigned
Dafydd Wigley17/02/1997CaernarfonSigned
Eric Clarke18/02/1997MidlothianSigned
George Foulkes18/02/1997Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleySigned
John Maxton18/02/1997Glasgow, CathcartSigned
Calum MacDonald18/02/1997Na h-Eileanan an IarSigned
Russell Johnston19/02/1997Inverness, Nairn and LochaberSigned
Charles Kennedy19/02/1997Ross and Cromarty and SkyeSigned
Menzies Campbell19/02/1997Fife North EastSigned
Margaret Ewing19/02/1997MoraySigned
Adam Ingram24/02/1997East KilbrideSigned
David Steel24/02/1997Tweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleSigned
Tony Worthington24/02/1997Clydebank & MilngavieSigned
John McFall26/02/1997DumbartonSigned
James Wray26/02/1997Glasgow ProvanSigned
George Galloway04/03/1997Glasgow HillheadSigned

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