Free To View Television Coverage Of Baseball
EDM number 1276 in 2008-09, proposed by John Leech on 02/04/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Broadcasting and Sports.
That this House welcomes the rise in popularity of baseball in the United Kingdom and wishes continuing success to the Manchester Baseball Club at Mersey Bank Fields in Didsbury, which provides a good sports facility and team environment for young and old; recognises the contribution that televised baseball has made in increasing the popularity of the sport and in particular the contribution of Jonny Gould, Josh Chetwynd and Erik Janssen; expresses disappointment at Five.TV's decision to cease showing Major League Baseball on terrestrial television; expresses concern that the rise in popularity of baseball in Britain may suffer as a result; and therefore calls on Five.TV or another free-to-view channel to show Major League Baseball on television.
This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leech | 02/04/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Ann Cryer | 21/04/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Seconded |
| John McDonnell | 22/04/2009 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Seconded |
| Eric Illsley | 22/04/2009 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Seconded |
| Greg Pope | 23/04/2009 | Hyndburn | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 23/04/2009 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| John Pugh | 24/04/2009 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Linda Riordan | 29/04/2009 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 06/05/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Willie Rennie | 20/05/2009 | Dunfermline and West Fife | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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