Parliamentary Proceedings Online (EDM1104)

Parliamentary Proceedings Online

EDM number 1104 in 2008-09, proposed by Jo Swinson on 17/03/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Internet and cybercrime and Parliament.

That this House notes the imperative to maximise turnout at general elections and address the issues behind instances of low turnout, particularly among young people; believes that the public's engagement with politics would be improved by wider viewing of proceedings in Parliament; notes that there is currently a ban on the posting of parliamentary video clips on websites described by the relevant authorities as third party hosting websites; believes that video footage of parliamentary proceedings should be made available to the public on video hosting websites such as YouTube; notes that online viewing is increasing in popularity, with a 2006 ICM survey finding that 43 per cent. of people in the UK are watching less television as a result of increased online viewing; and calls for the parliamentary authorities to review their current broadcasting arrangements so that footage of Parliament can be widely viewed by the electorate using the internet.

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

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jo Swinson	17/03/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Bob Spink	17/03/2009	Castle Point	Independent	Seconded
Nigel Evans	17/03/2009	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Seconded
Andrew George	17/03/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
John Leech	18/03/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Stephen Williams	18/03/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Alan Simpson	18/03/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	19/03/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	19/03/2009	Edinburgh North and Leith	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	19/03/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
John McDonnell	19/03/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
David Drew	19/03/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	19/03/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	20/03/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	20/03/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Mason	23/03/2009	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Signed
Ann Cryer	23/03/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	23/03/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Tom Harris	23/03/2009	Glasgow South	Labour	Signed
Linda Riordan	25/03/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	26/03/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Crausby	27/03/2009	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	31/03/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	31/03/2009	North East Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Clive Betts	01/04/2009	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
Andrew Pelling	01/04/2009	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
John Pugh	20/04/2009	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	07/05/2009	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Nick Palmer	02/06/2009	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
Eric Joyce	11/06/2009	Falkirk	Labour	Signed
Steve Webb	12/10/2009	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hazel Blears	20/10/2009	Salford	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	11/11/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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