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Reductions In Local News Coverage By Meridian

EDM number 2067 in 2006-07, proposed by Norman Baker on 09/10/2007.

That this House notes with grave concern the plans put forward by ITV to reduce its number of regional newsrooms from 17 to 9; further notes with particular concern its proposal to merge the three current Meridian regional news programmes; believes this would lead to the loss of a dedicated service for Sussex and Kent and radically reduce the provision of local information to viewers in the South East; further believes that such a merger would equate to a neglect of public service broadcasting commitments by ITV and would presage the end of local output on the channel; and calls upon the Government to press Ofcom to refuse its approval for the merger.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Norman Baker09/10/2007LewesLiberal DemocratProposed
Michael Moore09/10/2007Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSeconded
Paul Clark09/10/2007GillinghamLabourSeconded
Michael Jabez Foster09/10/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSeconded
Ann Widdecombe09/10/2007Maidstone and The WealdConservativeSeconded
Peter Bottomley09/10/2007Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell09/10/2007ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris09/10/2007Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Lepper09/10/2007Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Tim Loughton09/10/2007East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
Mark Durkan09/10/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Sandra Gidley09/10/2007RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Gregory Campbell10/10/2007East LondonderryDUPSigned
Mark Hunter10/10/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Waterson10/10/2007EastbourneConservativeSigned
Laura Moffatt10/10/2007CrawleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell10/10/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Eric Martlew10/10/2007CarlisleLabourSigned
Annette Brooke10/10/2007Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones11/10/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn11/10/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
David Anderson11/10/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Derek Conway15/10/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Roger Williams15/10/2007Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd15/10/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Martin Salter15/10/2007Reading WestLabourSigned
Nick Harvey16/10/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies16/10/2007Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Gwyn Prosser17/10/2007DoverLabourSigned
Alan Simpson22/10/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lembit 24/10/2007MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis24/10/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jo Swinson29/10/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned

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