New Writing (EDM1297)

New Writing

EDM number 1297 in 2007-08, proposed by Janet Anderson on 01/04/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Arts.

That this House notes that new writing is not explicitly mentioned in Arts Council England's Theatre Strategy; believes it is vital that new writers are supported and developed so that audiences are delivered an interesting and diverse range of work; further believes that new writing should be at the heart of all subsidised theatres in the UK; is concerned that the development of new writing does not drop off the agenda of Arts Council offices, other funding bodies, local authorities and theatres; and therefore urges the Government to ensure that new writing is supported adequately and remains a key component of the cultural programme both nationally and locally.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Janet Anderson	01/04/2008	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Proposed
Peter Luff	01/04/2008	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Seconded
Mike Hancock	01/04/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	01/04/2008	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
John McDonnell	01/04/2008	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	01/04/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Stephen Williams	02/04/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	02/04/2008	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	02/04/2008	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	02/04/2008	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	02/04/2008	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
David Drew	02/04/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	02/04/2008	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	02/04/2008	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	02/04/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	02/04/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Pope	02/04/2008	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	02/04/2008	Hendon	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	03/04/2008	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	03/04/2008	Gower	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	03/04/2008	Hampstead and Highgate	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	03/04/2008	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dennis Skinner	03/04/2008	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	21/04/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	21/04/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Mark Fisher	21/04/2008	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	21/04/2008	Hastings and Rye	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	21/04/2008	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	22/04/2008	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Cohen	23/04/2008	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	24/04/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	30/04/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Chris Bryant	Unknown			Withdrawn

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