ITV Ownership And The Future Of Tyne Tees Tv

EDM number 306 in 1993-94, proposed by Peter Mandelson on 16/12/1993.

That this House re-affirms its support for locally-based ITV television production which reflects regional identities and interests in keeping with the licences issued to ITV companies under the Broadcasting Act 1990; notes the valuable contribution made by Tyne Tees TV to regional television and the ITV national network; expresses its concern that a successful bid by London Weekend Television for Yorkshire-Tyne Tees plc would require the company to divest itself of the Tyne Tees licence; and calls upon the Independent Television Commission to ensure by every means open to it that the viability, independence and programme standards of Tyne Tees TV are safeguarded whatever change in ownership takes place.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs.