BBC Coverage On Paedophilia
EDM number 148 in 1997-98, proposed by Bill Rammell on 19/06/1997.
That this House is shocked by the decision of the BBC to allow a self-confessed paedophile to appear on a day-time entertainment show; rejects the defence that a public entertainment programme is a suitable forum to give the public an insight into a paedophile's psyche; believes that this must have caused offence to many members of the public and particularly to victims of sexual abuse; calls on the Director-General of the BBC to issue an apology; and asks the Government to review the BBC's guidelines on interviews with criminals.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Rammell | 19/06/1997 | Harlow | Labour | Proposed |
| Alan Hurst | 19/06/1997 | Braintree | Labour | Signed |
| Christine Butler | 19/06/1997 | Castle Point | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 19/06/1997 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 19/06/1997 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 19/06/1997 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 20/06/1997 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 23/06/1997 | Leigh | Labour | Signed |
| Derek Wyatt | 23/06/1997 | Sittingbourne & Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 24/06/1997 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Andrew George | 24/06/1997 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Eric Clarke | 25/06/1997 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Fraser Kemp | 26/06/1997 | Houghton & Washington East | Labour | Signed |
| Ashok Kumar | 26/06/1997 | Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Meale | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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