Extreme Discounting Of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
EDM number 629 in 2005-06, proposed by Lynne Jones on 19/07/2005.
That this House notes that copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are selling in supermarkets for as little as £4.99 compared with the trade price for lower volume outlets of £10.70 and the retail sale price of £16.99; and therefore calls on publishers and best-selling authors like J.K. Rowling to consider the threat of such practices to the viability of bookshops offering a full range of titles and to set terms in publishing contracts to prevent this extreme discounting.
This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynne Jones | 19/07/2005 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Proposed |
| Rudi Vis | 20/07/2005 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Seconded |
| Andrew George | 20/07/2005 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Gregory Campbell | 20/07/2005 | East Londonderry | DUP | Seconded |
| Ann Cryer | 20/07/2005 | Keighley | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 20/07/2005 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 21/07/2005 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 21/07/2005 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 21/07/2005 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 21/07/2005 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Philip Dunne | 21/07/2005 | Ludlow | Conservative | Signed |
| John Hemming | 11/10/2005 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 06/11/2006 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
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