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Festival For Stars Talent Alleged Exploitation Of Young People

EDM number 1246 in 2012-13, proposed by Gordon Marsden on 25/03/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Performing arts and Regulation.

That this House expresses its deep concern at reports that the organisation Festival for Stars Talent Search UK Ltd is currently encouraging children and families to take part in a 2013 competition in Scotland and elsewhere across the UK when its directors of a new Board established in September 2012 have failed to respond to charges that their 2012 competition left children and young people who had been successful without promised prizes, contracts and appearances at prestigious venues; notes that its managing director Nicholas Pamment appears to have failed to publish a list of prizes and has blocked enquiries about them; further notes that families in Blackpool and elsewhere who have previously participated in such dancing and singing competitions have set up a Facebook page entitled Festival for Stars - The Unrewarded to collate the experiences of those affected; and urges Trading Standards and other regulatory agencies to investigate the serious allegations being made about Festival for Stars Talent Search UK Ltd.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gordon Marsden25/03/2013Blackpool SouthLabourProposed
Kelvin Hopkins26/03/2013Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Alan Meale26/03/2013MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn26/03/2013Islington NorthLabourSeconded
John Cryer26/03/2013Leyton and WansteadLabourSeconded
Mary Glindon26/03/2013North TynesideLabourSeconded
George Howarth10/04/2013KnowsleyLabourSigned
David Crausby10/04/2013Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Mike Gapes10/04/2013Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock10/04/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Esterson10/04/2013Sefton CentralLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin15/04/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
John McDonnell16/04/2013Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell16/04/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma17/04/2013Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned

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