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EDM number 1924 in 2008-09, proposed by Menzies Campbell on 16/07/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Employment and Press.

That this House notes with concern the threat of cuts to the number of lobby journalists reporting from Westminster for Scottish national newspapers; notes that cutting jobs in this area will have a detrimental effect on the quality and quantity of political reporting on reserved issues such as defence; and urges the proprietors of the Scottish national newspapers to protect the exemplary political reporting of lobby journalists for the Scottish press by avoiding job cuts in this area.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Menzies Campbell16/07/2009North East FifeLiberal DemocratProposed
Alistair Carmichael16/07/2009Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSeconded
Danny Alexander16/07/2009Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Malcolm Bruce16/07/2009GordonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lynne Jones20/07/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Stewart Hosie20/07/2009Dundee EastScottish National PartySeconded
Angus Robertson20/07/2009MorayScottish National PartySigned
Michael Weir20/07/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
Pete Wishart20/07/2009Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
John Mason20/07/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
David Cairns21/07/2009InverclydeLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy21/07/2009GlenrothesLabourSigned
Willie Rennie21/07/2009Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson21/07/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech21/07/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Thurso21/07/2009Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley21/07/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John McDonnell21/07/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz21/07/2009Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Robert Smith13/10/2009West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Cook13/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil15/10/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Ann Cryer19/10/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Katy Clark21/10/2009North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
David Hamilton03/11/2009MidlothianLabourSigned

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