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Independent Newsagents

EDM number 1976 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Spink on 12/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Press.

That this House supports the thousands of independent newsagents providing valuable services to local communities; is concerned that the future of independent newsagents will be put at risk by the abolition of the National Newspapers Code of Practice on 20 October 2009; and calls on the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to make an urgent referral of the news industry to the Competition Commission for a full market investigation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink12/10/2009Castle PointIndependentProposed
Lynne Jones12/10/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle12/10/2009ChorleyLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan12/10/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Andrew Dismore13/10/2009HendonLabourSeconded
Martin Caton13/10/2009GowerLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley13/10/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John Leech13/10/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing13/10/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
David Taylor13/10/2009North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
John Austin13/10/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Mike Hancock13/10/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn13/10/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell13/10/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Bob Russell13/10/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson13/10/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Alan Simpson14/10/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis14/10/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin14/10/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Janet Dean14/10/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell14/10/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Colin Breed14/10/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea14/10/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
David Heyes14/10/2009Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner14/10/2009BolsoverLabourSigned
Mark Hunter15/10/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus MacNeil15/10/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
David Anderson15/10/2009BlaydonLabourSigned
David Drew15/10/2009StroudLabourSigned
Lady Hermon15/10/2009North DownUUPSigned
Nick Harvey15/10/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andy Reed15/10/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
Annette Brooke15/10/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Cummings16/10/2009EasingtonLabourSigned
Adam Price19/10/2009Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Gordon Marsden19/10/2009Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham19/10/2009Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Ann Cryer19/10/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew George19/10/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Neil Gerrard19/10/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff19/10/2009Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell19/10/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams19/10/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Edward Davey20/10/2009Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Truswell20/10/2009PudseyLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/10/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
John Pugh21/10/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Denis Murphy21/10/2009WansbeckLabourSigned
Paul Keetch22/10/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady22/10/2009South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Bill Etherington22/10/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Roger Williams22/10/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Cook26/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Janet Anderson26/10/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Mark Williams26/10/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins27/10/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Shona McIsaac29/10/2009CleethorpesLabourSigned
David Hamilton03/11/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Ian Cawsey11/11/2009Brigg and GooleLabourSigned

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