Birmingham Sports Argus
EDM number 1988 in 2005-06, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 19/04/2006.
That this House notes with great concern that Trinity Mirror, which in 2005 made operating profits of more than £250 million, plans to end the Sports Argus title in the West Midlands as a free-standing title from the end of the 2006 football season; further notes that the Sports Argus has provided a valuable service to its readers throughout its illustrious 109-year history; expresses dismay that Great Britain's biggest newspaper publisher should take such an action without first attempting to consult the paper's various stakeholders over ways to restore its financial well-being and vitality; further notes that the end of the Argus as an independent title would be a damaging loss to the plurality of publishing in Birmingham and the West Midlands as a whole; and believes that Trinity Mirror should put a moratorium on its decision to allow a re-examination of ways to maintain the Sports Argus as a stand-alone title.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Godsiff | 19/04/2006 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Proposed |
| Lynne Jones | 20/04/2006 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Meale | 20/04/2006 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
| Adrian Bailey | 20/04/2006 | West Bromwich West | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 20/04/2006 | Nottingham South | Labour | Seconded |
| John Spellar | 25/04/2006 | Warley | Labour | Seconded |
| Rudi Vis | 26/04/2006 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Burden | 26/04/2006 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
| Clare Short | 26/04/2006 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Labour | Signed |
| Rob Marris | 27/04/2006 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 27/04/2006 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 02/05/2006 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 04/05/2006 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Olner | 08/05/2006 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 08/05/2006 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Jeff Ennis | 10/05/2006 | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Farrelly | 16/05/2006 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
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