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EDM number 254 in 1997-98, proposed by Ken Livingstone on 15/07/1997.

That this House notes that the introduction of a new code of practice for the national newspaper industry in October 1994 has led to a diminished service to readers and a threat to the diversity and democracy of the Press because the thousands of new outlets created, such as petrol stations and supermarkets, can only carry a limited range of high circulation papers and therefore traditional newsagent outlets, unable to compete, are closing down; further notes that this situation is exacerbated by the fact that, following exclusive contracts issued by publishers, whole areas are serviced by only one wholesaler, and that wholesale depots have decreased in number by over half in 12 months with a consequent loss of service and choice to customers and an increased trend to monopolisation which will threaten all but the largest publications; and therefore believes this matter should be urgently referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission before the damage to press freedom is irreversible.

This motion has been signed by a total of 134 MPs, 6 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ken Livingstone15/07/1997Brent EastLabourProposed
Colin Pickthall15/07/1997West LancashireLabourSigned
Peter Pike15/07/1997BurnleyLabourSigned
Allan Rogers15/07/1997RhonddaLabourSigned
Terry Rooney15/07/1997Bradford NorthLabourSigned
Brian Sedgemore15/07/1997Hackney South & ShoreditchLabourSigned
Alan Simpson15/07/1997Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner15/07/1997BolsoverLabourSigned
Martin Smyth15/07/1997Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Nick Harvey15/07/1997North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Heppell15/07/1997Nottingham EastLabourSigned
John Home Robertson15/07/1997East LothianLabourSigned
Simon Hughes15/07/1997North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley15/07/1997Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Barry Jones15/07/1997Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Lynne Jones15/07/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Nigel Jones15/07/1997CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd15/07/1997Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Denis MacShane15/07/1997RotherhamLabourSigned
Alice Mahon15/07/1997HalifaxLabourSigned
Eric Martlew15/07/1997CarlisleLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara15/07/1997Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Bill Michie15/07/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Ray Michie15/07/1997Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Mullin15/07/1997Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Bill O'Brien15/07/1997NormantonLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara15/07/1997Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill15/07/1997OchilLabourSigned
Richard Burden15/07/1997Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Anne Campbell15/07/1997CambridgeLabourSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours15/07/1997WorkingtonLabourSigned
Jamie Cann15/07/1997IpswichLabourSigned
David Chidgey15/07/1997EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham15/07/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd15/07/1997Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen15/07/1997Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Robin Corbett15/07/1997Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn15/07/1997Islington NorthLabourSigned
Tom Cox15/07/1997TootingLabourSigned
John Cummings15/07/1997EasingtonLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe15/07/1997LeighLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham15/07/1997Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Roseanna Cunningham15/07/1997PerthScottish National PartySigned
Denzil Davies15/07/1997LlanelliLabourSigned
Bill Etherington15/07/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn15/07/1997Newport WestLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe15/07/1997Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
George Galloway15/07/1997Glasgow, KelvinLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard15/07/1997WalthamstowLabourSigned
Norman Godman15/07/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Teresa Gorman15/07/1997BillericayConservativeSigned
Tommy Graham15/07/1997West RenfrewshireLabourSigned
Diane Abbott15/07/1997Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Nick Ainger15/07/1997Carmarthen West & South PembrokeshireLabourSigned
John Gunnell15/07/1997Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
John Austin15/07/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Harry Barnes15/07/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley15/07/1997York, City ofLabourSigned
Tony Benn15/07/1997ChesterfieldLabourSigned
Roger Berry15/07/1997KingswoodLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley15/07/1997Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Gerry Steinberg15/07/1997Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe15/07/1997Bradford SouthLabourSigned
Don Touhig15/07/1997IslwynLabour Co-operativeSigned
Dennis Turner15/07/1997Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jim Wallace15/07/1997Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Dafydd Wigley15/07/1997CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Audrey Wise15/07/1997PrestonLabourSigned
Nick Palmer16/07/1997BroxtoweLabourSigned
Bob Russell16/07/1997ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
John McAllion16/07/1997Dundee EastLabourSigned
Colin Burgon16/07/1997ElmetLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn16/07/1997SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock16/07/1997Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker16/07/1997LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jackie Ballard16/07/1997TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Gareth Thomas16/07/1997Harrow WestLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins17/07/1997Luton NorthLabourSigned
Michael Colvin17/07/1997RomseyConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer17/07/1997KeighleyLabourSigned
Ian Davidson17/07/1997Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Donald Gorrie17/07/1997Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt17/07/1997Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Barbara Follett18/07/1997StevenageLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell18/07/1997Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Clive Soley21/07/1997Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's BushLabourSigned
Dan Norris21/07/1997WansdykeLabourSigned
Bill Rammell22/07/1997HarlowLabourSigned
Brian Cotter22/07/1997Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor22/07/1997North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Rudi Vis22/07/1997Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Lepper23/07/1997Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Margaret Ewing23/07/1997MorayScottish National PartySigned
David Borrow23/07/1997South RibbleLabourSigned
John McDonnell24/07/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Janet Dean24/07/1997BurtonLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin24/07/1997Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Huw Edwards24/07/1997MonmouthLabourSigned
Bob Blizzard24/07/1997WaveneyLabourSigned
David Chaytor25/07/1997Bury NorthLabourSigned
Brian Iddon28/07/1997Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Fiona Mactaggart28/07/1997SloughLabourSigned
Christine Butler28/07/1997Castle PointLabourSigned
Eric Clarke28/07/1997MidlothianLabourSigned
Valerie Davey28/07/1997Bristol WestLabourSigned
Mark Todd28/07/1997South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Andrew Love29/07/1997EdmontonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Gordon Marsden29/07/1997Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Tony McWalter29/07/1997Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ian Gibson29/07/1997Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Jonathan R Shaw30/07/1997Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Joan Humble30/07/1997Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt30/07/1997CrawleyLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton31/07/1997Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Chris Ruane27/10/1997Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Evan Harris27/10/1997Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews27/10/1997MedwayLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith27/10/1997Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Grogan27/10/1997SelbyLabourSigned
Desmond Turner27/10/1997Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Betty Williams27/10/1997ConwyLabourSigned
Mike Wood27/10/1997Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Gerald Kaufman28/10/1997Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Jim Marshall06/11/1997Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Maria Eagle06/11/1997Liverpool, GarstonLabourSigned
Phil Sawford18/11/1997KetteringLabourSigned
Robert Wareing27/11/1997Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Marsha Singh17/12/1997Bradford WestLabourSigned
Keith HillUnknownWithdrawn
Margaret HodgeUnknownWithdrawn
Jean CorstonUnknownWithdrawn
John BattleUnknownWithdrawn
Joan WalleyUnknownWithdrawn
Jim FitzpatrickUnknownWithdrawn

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