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Midsomer Murders

EDM number 1612 in 2010-12, proposed by Keith Vaz on 16/03/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Broadcasting and Ethnic groups.

That this House notes with concern the comments of Brian True-May, the producer and co-creator of ITV's Midsomer Murders, in which he implied that the show would not be successful if it included ethnic minority characters; welcomes the action taken so far by ITV; further notes that there is no place for such attitudes in today's society and media; further welcomes ITV's work in integrating minorities into some of its programmes, such as Emmerdale; recognises the need for greater representation of ethnic minorities in television; and asks ITV and other broadcasters to continue to ensure programming is properly reflective of modern British society including in quintessential English villages.

This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Keith Vaz16/03/2011Leicester EastLabourProposed
Michael Connarty16/03/2011Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley17/03/2011Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Martin Caton17/03/2011GowerLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn17/03/2011Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Andrew George21/03/2011St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Mary Glindon22/03/2011North TynesideLabourSigned
Mike Hancock28/03/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Osborne29/03/2011Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned

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