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Sale Of Greater Manchester Weekly Newspapers

EDM number 897 in 2009-10, proposed by Paul Rowen on 23/02/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Press.

That this House regrets the sale of the Manchester Evening News and 22 regional titles in the North West to Trinity Mirror, thereby severing a 189-year link of Manchester with the Guardian and the Scott Trust; notes that staff and titles will be relocated to Chadderton, Oldham; and hopes that this will not lead to further job losses.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Rowen23/02/2010RochdaleLiberal DemocratProposed
Mark Hunter23/02/2010CheadleLiberal DemocratSeconded
John Leech23/02/2010Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Stunell23/02/2010Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Simpson24/02/2010Upper BannDUPSeconded
Alan Simpson24/02/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
John McDonnell24/02/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer24/02/2010KeighleyLabourSigned
Brian Iddon25/02/2010Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins25/02/2010TamworthLabourSigned
Tom Brake25/02/2010Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming25/02/2010Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies25/02/2010Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Janet Anderson26/02/2010Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Martin Caton01/03/2010GowerLabourSigned

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