Proposed Bskyb Takeover Of Manchester United
EDM number 266 in 1998-99, proposed by Terry Lewis on 02/02/1999.
That this House notes that BSkyB Television has made an offer to buy Manchester United Football Club plc; further notes that BSkyB Television currently holds the exclusive rights to live broadcasts of Premier League football matches and is likely to bid again for the broadcast rights when the current agreement expires; believes that the possibility of BSkyB Television as both a bidder for television rights to the Premier League and the owner of its most high-profile club is a matter of serious public interest and anxiety; is concerned that the BSkyB bid signals a trend whereby the interests of broadcasters take precedence over those of football clubs; warns that the deal will further concentrate wealth in the hands of an exclusive elite, thus threatening the survival of smaller football clubs and the wellbeing of the game at grassroots level; and, therefore, calls upon the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to recommend rejection of the BSkyB bid as a contribution to safeguarding the future of the national game.
This motion has been signed by a total of 124 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|
| Terry Lewis | 02/02/1999 | Worsley | Labour | Proposed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 02/02/1999 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Iddon | 02/02/1999 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Keen | 02/02/1999 | Feltham & Heston | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 02/02/1999 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| David Clark | 02/02/1999 | South Shields | Labour | Signed |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 02/02/1999 | Leigh | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Stewart | 02/02/1999 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
| Derek Twigg | 02/02/1999 | Halton | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 02/02/1999 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Pike | 03/02/1999 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Syd Rapson | 03/02/1999 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 03/02/1999 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 03/02/1999 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hesford | 03/02/1999 | Wirral West | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 03/02/1999 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 03/02/1999 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 03/02/1999 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ashok Kumar | 03/02/1999 | Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 03/02/1999 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 03/02/1999 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| John Cummings | 03/02/1999 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 03/02/1999 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 03/02/1999 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 03/02/1999 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 03/02/1999 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 03/02/1999 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| David Taylor | 03/02/1999 | North West Leicestershire | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Phil Sawford | 04/02/1999 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 04/02/1999 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ronnie Fearn | 04/02/1999 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Norman Godman | 04/02/1999 | Greenock & Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| David Borrow | 04/02/1999 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
| Audrey Wise | 04/02/1999 | Preston | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 08/02/1999 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 08/02/1999 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 09/02/1999 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Eric Clarke | 09/02/1999 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 09/02/1999 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 10/02/1999 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 10/02/1999 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| David Drew | 10/02/1999 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Eileen Gordon | 10/02/1999 | Romford | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 11/02/1999 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| David Chaytor | 11/02/1999 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 15/02/1999 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 15/02/1999 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Austin | 15/02/1999 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 16/02/1999 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 22/02/1999 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 23/02/1999 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Barry Jones | 23/02/1999 | Alyn & Deeside | Labour | Signed |
| Robin Corbett | 25/02/1999 | Birmingham, Erdington | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 25/02/1999 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Allan | 25/02/1999 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Crispin Blunt | 25/02/1999 | Reigate | Conservative | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 25/02/1999 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 26/02/1999 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 01/03/1999 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Iain Coleman | 01/03/1999 | Hammersmith & Fulham | Labour | Signed |
| John Cryer | 01/03/1999 | Hornchurch | Labour | Signed |
| Keith Darvill | 01/03/1999 | Upminster | Labour | Signed |
| David Amess | 01/03/1999 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
| Desmond Swayne | 01/03/1999 | New Forest West | Conservative | Signed |
| Ted Rowlands | 02/03/1999 | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney | Labour | Signed |
| Angela Smith | 02/03/1999 | Basildon | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Martin Linton | 02/03/1999 | Battersea | Labour | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 02/03/1999 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Cotter | 02/03/1999 | Weston-Super-Mare | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Emery | 02/03/1999 | East Devon | Conservative | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 02/03/1999 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Salter | 03/03/1999 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 03/03/1999 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Joe Ashton | 03/03/1999 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| Geoffrey Johnson Smith | 04/03/1999 | Wealden | Conservative | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 04/03/1999 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Grogan | 04/03/1999 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
| Dave Watts | 04/03/1999 | St Helens North | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 05/03/1999 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Jackie Ballard | 05/03/1999 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tony Benn | 05/03/1999 | Chesterfield | Labour | Signed |
| George Stevenson | 05/03/1999 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Levitt | 09/03/1999 | High Peak | Labour | Signed |
| George Galloway | 09/03/1999 | Glasgow, Kelvin | Labour | Signed |
| Donald Gorrie | 09/03/1999 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Norman Baker | 09/03/1999 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 09/03/1999 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| David Winnick | 09/03/1999 | Walsall North | Labour | Signed |
| Lembit | 10/03/1999 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Howard Stoate | 10/03/1999 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
| Claire Ward | 10/03/1999 | Watford | Labour | Signed |
| Rhodri Morgan | 11/03/1999 | Cardiff West | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 11/03/1999 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Burstow | 11/03/1999 | Sutton & Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew Dismore | 11/03/1999 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Eagle | 11/03/1999 | Liverpool, Garston | Labour | Signed |
| Shaun Woodward | 11/03/1999 | Witney | Conservative | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 12/03/1999 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| Joe Benton | 12/03/1999 | Bootle | Labour | Signed |
| Gareth Thomas | 15/03/1999 | Clwyd West | Labour | Signed |
| Helen Southworth | 16/03/1999 | Warrington South | Labour | Signed |
| Edward Davey | 16/03/1999 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nick Hawkins | 17/03/1999 | Surrey Heath | Conservative | Signed |
| Tess Kingham | 17/03/1999 | Gloucester | Labour | Signed |
| Ken Livingstone | 17/03/1999 | Brent East | Labour | Signed |
| Valerie Davey | 17/03/1999 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
| Gerry Steinberg | 17/03/1999 | Durham, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Clive Soley | 18/03/1999 | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Labour | Signed |
| Hilton Dawson | 18/03/1999 | Lancaster & Wyre | Labour | Signed |
| Brian White | 18/03/1999 | North East Milton Keynes | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 22/03/1999 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nigel Evans | 23/03/1999 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Signed |
| David Lepper | 24/03/1999 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Russell Brown | 24/03/1999 | Dumfries | Labour | Signed |
| Dafydd Wigley | 24/03/1999 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Oona King | 25/03/1999 | Bethnal Green & Bow | Labour | Signed |
| Sandra Osborne | 25/03/1999 | Ayr | Labour | Signed |
| David Atkinson | 25/03/1999 | Bournemouth East | Conservative | Signed |
| David Rendel | 29/03/1999 | Newbury | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Roger Casale | 30/03/1999 | Wimbledon | Labour | Signed |
| Christine Russell | 13/04/1999 | Chester, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Dari Taylor | 28/04/1999 | Stockton South | Labour | Signed |
| Chris Mullin | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Jacqui Smith | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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