Parliament Website

New Writing

EDM number 1653 in 2008-09, proposed by Janet Anderson on 11/06/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Performing arts.

That this House notes that new writing is not explicitly mentioned in Arts Council England's Theatre Strategy; believes it is vital that new writers are supported and developed so that audiences are delivered an interesting and diverse range of work; further believes that new writing should be at the heart of all subsidised theatres in the UK; is concerned that the development of new writing does not fall off the agenda of Arts Council offices, other funding bodies, local authorities and theatres; and therefore urges the Government to ensure that new writing is supported adequately and remains a key component of the cultural programme both nationally and locally.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Janet Anderson11/06/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourProposed
Peter Luff11/06/2009Mid WorcestershireConservativeSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn11/06/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
John McDonnell11/06/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Edward O'Hara11/06/2009Knowsley SouthLabourSeconded
Neil Gerrard11/06/2009WalthamstowLabourSeconded
Harry Cohen11/06/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Frank Cook11/06/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley11/06/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Martin Caton12/06/2009GowerLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore12/06/2009HendonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones15/06/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/06/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin15/06/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Mike Hancock15/06/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter15/06/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech16/06/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Key16/06/2009SalisburyConservativeSigned
Ken Purchase16/06/2009Wolverhampton North EastLabourSigned
Keith Vaz16/06/2009Leicester EastLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell17/06/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
David Drew17/06/2009StroudLabourSigned
Phil Willis17/06/2009Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams17/06/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis19/06/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andrew George22/06/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams22/06/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins22/06/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins24/06/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Linda Riordan01/07/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
Bill Etherington02/07/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Rowen02/07/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson07/07/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Alan Simpson14/07/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
David Crausby15/07/2009Bolton North EastLabourSigned

Download raw data as csv or xml.