Bskyb Takeover Of Manchester United Plc
EDM number 1675 in 1997-98, proposed by Terry Lewis on 21/10/1998.
That this House objects to the agreement where BSkyB Television will purchase Manchester United Plc; feels that this will create a unacceptable situation where BSkyB becomes both the biggest purchaser of televised football and also the owner of Europe's largest football club; is certain that this is not in the best public interest of fans, clubs or television viewers and sport in general; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to refer the proposed takeover to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission in addition to setting up a full inquiry into the funding of football by television, in all its aspects.
This motion has been signed by a total of 149 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|
| Terry Lewis | 21/10/1998 | Worsley | Labour | Proposed |
| Peter Pike | 21/10/1998 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Pearson | 21/10/1998 | Dudley South | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Rammell | 21/10/1998 | Harlow | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Rooney | 21/10/1998 | Bradford North | Labour | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 21/10/1998 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 21/10/1998 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 21/10/1998 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Hawkins | 21/10/1998 | Surrey Heath | Conservative | Signed |
| Ivan Henderson | 21/10/1998 | Harwich | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 21/10/1998 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 21/10/1998 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| Fiona Jones | 21/10/1998 | Newark | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 21/10/1998 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Keen | 21/10/1998 | Feltham & Heston | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Bob Laxton | 21/10/1998 | Derby North | Labour | Signed |
| John McAllion | 21/10/1998 | Dundee East | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 21/10/1998 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour | Signed |
| Rhodri Morgan | 21/10/1998 | Cardiff West | Labour | Signed |
| Bill O'Brien | 21/10/1998 | Normanton | Labour | Signed |
| Dale Campbell-Savours | 21/10/1998 | Workington | Labour | Signed |
| Ivor Caplin | 21/10/1998 | Hove | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Clarke | 21/10/1998 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Clarke | 21/10/1998 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
| Vernon Coaker | 21/10/1998 | Gedling | Labour | Signed |
| John Cryer | 21/10/1998 | Hornchurch | Labour | Signed |
| Tam Dalyell | 21/10/1998 | Linlithgow | Labour | Signed |
| Keith Darvill | 21/10/1998 | Upminster | Labour | Signed |
| Brian H Donohoe | 21/10/1998 | Cunninghame South | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Eagle | 21/10/1998 | Liverpool, Garston | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Evans | 21/10/1998 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Signed |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 21/10/1998 | Poplar & Canning Town | Labour | Signed |
| John Greenway | 21/10/1998 | Ryedale | Conservative | Signed |
| Nick Ainger | 21/10/1998 | Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire | Labour | Signed |
| John Gunnell | 21/10/1998 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 21/10/1998 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joe Ashton | 21/10/1998 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| Kevin Barron | 21/10/1998 | Rother Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Joe Benton | 21/10/1998 | Bootle | Labour | Signed |
| Crispin Blunt | 21/10/1998 | Reigate | Conservative | Signed |
| Gerry Steinberg | 21/10/1998 | Durham, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | 21/10/1998 | Bradford South | Labour | Signed |
| David Taylor | 21/10/1998 | North West Leicestershire | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Dennis Turner | 21/10/1998 | Wolverhampton South East | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 21/10/1998 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| Claire Ward | 21/10/1998 | Watford | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Savidge | 22/10/1998 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 22/10/1998 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 22/10/1998 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 22/10/1998 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| David Lepper | 22/10/1998 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| David Chaytor | 22/10/1998 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
| Huw Edwards | 22/10/1998 | Monmouth | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Baker | 22/10/1998 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Borrow | 22/10/1998 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Tyler | 22/10/1998 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ann Winterton | 22/10/1998 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed |
| Michael Foster | 26/10/1998 | Worcester | Labour | Signed |
| Barry Jones | 26/10/1998 | Alyn & Deeside | Labour | Signed |
| Ashok Kumar | 26/10/1998 | Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 26/10/1998 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 26/10/1998 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 26/10/1998 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 26/10/1998 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 26/10/1998 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Bell | 26/10/1998 | Tatton | Independent | Signed |
| Gareth Thomas | 26/10/1998 | Harrow West | Labour | Signed |
| Helen Southworth | 27/10/1998 | Warrington South | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hesford | 27/10/1998 | Wirral West | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 27/10/1998 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Iddon | 27/10/1998 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 27/10/1998 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Chisholm | 27/10/1998 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Cox | 27/10/1998 | Tooting | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 27/10/1998 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 27/10/1998 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
| Donald Gorrie | 27/10/1998 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Austin | 27/10/1998 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Benn | 27/10/1998 | Chesterfield | Labour | Signed |
| Steve Webb | 27/10/1998 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 28/10/1998 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tess Kingham | 28/10/1998 | Gloucester | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew MacKinlay | 28/10/1998 | Thurrock | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 28/10/1998 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 28/10/1998 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Iain Coleman | 28/10/1998 | Hammersmith & Fulham | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 28/10/1998 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| John Grogan | 28/10/1998 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Beith | 28/10/1998 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Stewart | 28/10/1998 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 28/10/1998 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
| Louise Ellman | 29/10/1998 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Shaun Woodward | 29/10/1998 | Witney | Conservative | Signed |
| Martin Linton | 02/11/1998 | Battersea | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 02/11/1998 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 02/11/1998 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| Dominic Grieve | 02/11/1998 | Beaconsfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Richard Allan | 02/11/1998 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 03/11/1998 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joan Humble | 03/11/1998 | Blackpool North & Fleetwood | Labour | Signed |
| Geoffrey Johnson Smith | 03/11/1998 | Wealden | Conservative | Signed |
| Andrew Love | 03/11/1998 | Edmonton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Michael Colvin | 03/11/1998 | Romsey | Conservative | Signed |
| Robin Corbett | 03/11/1998 | Birmingham, Erdington | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 03/11/1998 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 03/11/1998 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Raymond Powell | 04/11/1998 | Ogmore | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 04/11/1998 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Christine Butler | 04/11/1998 | Castle Point | Labour | Signed |
| Jamie Cann | 04/11/1998 | Ipswich | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Fearn | 04/11/1998 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Bruce George | 04/11/1998 | Walsall South | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Berry | 04/11/1998 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
| Angela Smith | 05/11/1998 | Basildon | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 05/11/1998 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Charles Kennedy | 05/11/1998 | Ross, Skye & Inverness West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Emery | 05/11/1998 | East Devon | Conservative | Signed |
| Eileen Gordon | 05/11/1998 | Romford | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Syms | 05/11/1998 | Poole | Conservative | Signed |
| John Randall | 09/11/1998 | Uxbridge | Conservative | Signed |
| Christine Russell | 09/11/1998 | Chester, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Chris Mullin | 09/11/1998 | Sunderland South | Labour | Signed |
| David Chidgey | 09/11/1998 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian Cotter | 09/11/1998 | Weston-Super-Mare | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Amess | 09/11/1998 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 09/11/1998 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Sawford | 10/11/1998 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
| Jonathan R Shaw | 10/11/1998 | Chatham & Aylesford | Labour | Signed |
| Valerie Davey | 10/11/1998 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
| Desmond Swayne | 10/11/1998 | New Forest West | Conservative | Signed |
| Piara S Khabra | 11/11/1998 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
| Dave Watts | 11/11/1998 | St Helens North | Labour | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 11/11/1998 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Martin Salter | 12/11/1998 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
| John Cummings | 12/11/1998 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 12/11/1998 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Clive Efford | 12/11/1998 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
| George Stevenson | 12/11/1998 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 16/11/1998 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Barry Gardiner | 16/11/1998 | Brent North | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Wright | 16/11/1998 | Cannock Chase | Labour | Signed |
| Ted Rowlands | 17/11/1998 | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney | Labour | Signed |
| Ieuan Wyn Jones | 17/11/1998 | Ynys M | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 17/11/1998 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Gwyn Prosser | 18/11/1998 | Dover | Labour | Signed |
| Simon Hughes | 18/11/1998 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lembit | 18/11/1998 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 18/11/1998 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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