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Meridian Newbury Newsdesk

EDM number 458 in 2001-02, proposed by Jane Griffiths on 21/11/2001.

That this House believes the provision of local news by journalists in their local community is very important; is concerned about Granada's losses of ú69 million - largely as a result of its disastrous investment in OnDigital - and media reports of the proposed closure of the Meridian Newbury Newsdesk that would result in the loss of the nightly news programme for the economic powerhouse of the South East and the Thames Valley; notes that Reading and its hinterland receive a very poor service from BBC South; and is further concerned that these proposals from Granada would not only contravene their licence terms but result in a massive gap in news services to one of the most important parts of the United Kingdom.

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jane Griffiths21/11/2001Reading EastLabourProposed
Martin Salter21/11/2001Reading WestLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara22/11/2001Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Alan Meale22/11/2001MansfieldLabourSigned
Helen Clark22/11/2001PeterboroughLabourSigned
Bill Etherington26/11/2001Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis30/11/2001Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Ann Cryer03/12/2001KeighleyLabourSigned
David Chidgey11/12/2001EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Oaten13/12/2001WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell17/12/2001Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson18/12/2001Nottingham SouthLabourSigned

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