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BBC Breakfast Time Bias

EDM number 375 in 1991-92, proposed by Joseph Ashton on 11/12/1991.

That this House deplores the extreme bias of the BBC Breakfast Time television broadcast from 8 a.m. to 8.45 a.m. on Wednesday, 11th December following the Maastricht Summit, which was nothing but a party political broadcast for the Prime Minister and the Tory party; considers that it made no attempt whatsoever to explain to viewers how the Social Chapter affected women, workers' rights, a minimum wage, young people, part-time jobs, overtime, maternity leave or any other aspects; notes that even the papers were reviewed by Sir Bernard Ingham, the former Prime Minster's aide; and regrets that, apart from a two minute interview with the Shadow Minister of Employment, the producers and presenters neglected to give a level playing field to the other side of the argument.

This motion has been signed by a total of 74 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Joe Ashton11/12/1991BassetlawProposed
John Garrett11/12/1991Norwich SouthSigned
Sam Galbraith11/12/1991Strathkelvin & BearsdenSigned
Derek Fatchett11/12/1991Leeds CentralSigned
Harry Ewing11/12/1991Falkirk EastSigned
Derek Enright11/12/1991HemsworthSigned
Kenneth Eastham11/12/1991Manchester, BlackleySigned
Patrick Duffy11/12/1991Sheffield, AttercliffeSigned
Frank Doran11/12/1991Aberdeen SouthSigned
Terry Davis11/12/1991Birmingham, Hodge HillSigned
Jim Cousins11/12/1991Newcastle upon Tyne CentralSigned
Tom Clarke11/12/1991Monklands WestSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours11/12/1991WorkingtonSigned
Llin Golding11/12/1991Newcastle-under-LymeSigned
Graham Allen11/12/1991Nottingham NorthSigned
Brian Wilson11/12/1991Cunninghame NorthSigned
Alan Wynne Williams11/12/1991CarmarthenSigned
Michael Welsh11/12/1991Doncaster NorthSigned
Robert Wareing11/12/1991Liverpool, West DerbySigned
Gareth Wardell11/12/1991GowerSigned
Keith Vaz11/12/1991Leicester EastSigned
David Blunkett11/12/1991Sheffield, BrightsideSigned
Stuart Bell11/12/1991MiddlesbroughSigned
Kevin Barron11/12/1991Rother ValleySigned
Tony Banks11/12/1991Newham North WestSigned
Hilary Armstrong11/12/1991North West DurhamSigned
Win Griffiths11/12/1991BridgendSigned
James Callaghan11/12/1991Heywood & MiddletonSigned
Richard Caborn11/12/1991Sheffield CentralSigned
Nigel Griffiths11/12/1991Edinburgh SouthSigned
Ashok Kumar11/12/1991LangbaurghSigned
Adam Ingram11/12/1991East KilbrideSigned
Robert Hughes11/12/1991Aberdeen NorthSigned
Doug Hoyle11/12/1991Warrington NorthSigned
Kim Howells11/12/1991PontypriddSigned
Jimmy Hood11/12/1991ClydesdaleSigned
Norman Hogg11/12/1991Cumbernauld & KilsythSigned
Ernie Ross11/12/1991Dundee WestSigned
Raymond Powell11/12/1991OgmoreSigned
Terry Patchett11/12/1991Barnsley EastSigned
Max Madden11/12/1991Bradford WestSigned
Robert Litherland11/12/1991Manchester CentralSigned
Geoffrey Lofthouse11/12/1991Pontefract & CastlefordSigned
Jim Marshall11/12/1991Leicester SouthSigned
Nick Brown11/12/1991Newcastle upon Tyne EastSigned
Paul Murphy11/12/1991TorfaenSigned
Chris Mullin11/12/1991Sunderland SouthSigned
Rhodri Morgan11/12/1991Cardiff WestSigned
Lewis Moonie11/12/1991KirkcaldySigned
Alun Michael11/12/1991Cardiff South & PenarthSigned
Alan Meale11/12/1991MansfieldSigned
Michael Martin11/12/1991Glasgow, SpringburnSigned
Eric Martlew11/12/1991CarlisleSigned
John Maxton11/12/1991Glasgow, CathcartSigned
John McAllion11/12/1991Dundee EastSigned
William McKelvey11/12/1991Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
Gerry Steinberg12/12/1991Durham, City ofSigned
John Battle12/12/1991Leeds WestSigned
Irene Adams12/12/1991Paisley NorthSigned
Norman Godman12/12/1991Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie12/12/1991Glasgow, PollokSigned
Keith Bradley12/12/1991Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Elliot Morley12/12/1991Glanford and ScunthorpeSigned
Alice Mahon12/12/1991HalifaxSigned
Ron Davies13/12/1991CaerphillySigned
Frank Cook16/12/1991Stockton NorthSigned
Terry Lewis16/12/1991WorsleySigned
Joyce Quin16/12/1991Gateshead EastSigned
John Cummings17/12/1991EasingtonSigned
Allan Rogers18/12/1991RhonddaSigned
Eric Illsley18/12/1991Barnsley CentralSigned
Roland Boyes18/12/1991Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Jack Thompson18/12/1991WansbeckSigned
Eddie Loyden19/12/1991Liverpool, GarstonSigned

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