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Pools Companies And Copyright Payments To The Scottish Football League

EDM number 1871 in 2003-04, proposed by Annabelle Ewing on 03/11/2004.

That this House is concerned at the unilateral decision taken by Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters football pools companies to cease payment to the Scottish Football League of copyright payments for the right to use SFL fixtures in their games; notes that, for this season, the SFL was scheduled to receive around ú600,000, which would have meant an income of some ú20,000 for each club; recognises that 20 per cent. of the SFL's commercial income comes from this source and that this decision will have a major impact on the finances of every member club of the SFL; believes that the three pools companies should reverse their decision and give the SFL an assurance that the money they owe will be paid in full; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to intervene to effect a resolution.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Annabelle Ewing03/11/2004PerthScottish National PartyProposed
Rob Marris08/11/2004Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz09/11/2004Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
Alan Meale09/11/2004MansfieldLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne09/11/2004AyrLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell10/11/2004East LondonderryDUPSigned
Ann Cryer10/11/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock10/11/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson11/11/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara11/11/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
David Hamilton11/11/2004MidlothianLabourSigned
Bill Tynan11/11/2004Hamilton SouthLabourSigned
Michael Weir11/11/2004AngusScottish National PartySigned
Hywel Williams11/11/2004CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Pete Wishart11/11/2004North TaysideScottish National PartySigned

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