ITV Sport Channel
EDM number 696 in 2001-02, proposed by Bob Russell on 21/01/2002.
That this House welcomes the wider consumer choice provided by ITV Digital; in particular recognises that the ITV Sport channel enables viewers to watch football matches involving teams from the Nationwide League and that the deal concluded by the Football League provides vital financial support for many smaller clubs; is concerned, however, that this channel has not been offered to subscribers of BSkyB; believes that this constitutes an anti-competitive act by BSkyB; and therefore calls on the Government to intervene in order to help secure the future of the ITV Sport channel by requiring BSkyB to make it available to subscribers with immediate effect in order that there can be the widest possible distribution of televised Nationwide League and Worthington Cup matches to the public.
This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Russell | 21/01/2002 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Eric Illsley | 22/01/2002 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Tami | 22/01/2002 | Alyn & Deeside | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 24/01/2002 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Younger-Ross | 25/01/2002 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 28/01/2002 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Holmes | 29/01/2002 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Denis Murphy | 29/01/2002 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 30/01/2002 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 30/01/2002 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| John Barrett | 31/01/2002 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 13/02/2002 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 07/03/2002 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Tony McWalter | 11/04/2002 | Hemel Hempstead | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | Unknown | Withdrawn | ||
| Gerry Steinberg | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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