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Future Funding Of S4C

EDM number 266 in 2015-16, proposed by Mark Williams on 07/07/2015.
Categorised under the topic of Broadcasting.

That this House recognises the value of distinctive Welsh-language broadcasting and the important contribution of S4C in safeguarding the Welsh language and enriching the culture of Wales; opposes any further cuts in S4C funding by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which could threaten the future of the channel; and calls on the Government to maintain the editorial, managerial and operational independence of S4C and recognise the need for a sustainable funding basis to protect the future of Welsh-language broadcasting.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mark Williams07/07/2015CeredigionLiberal DemocratProposed
Jonathan Edwards08/07/2015Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Alan Meale08/07/2015MansfieldLabourSeconded
Liz Saville Roberts08/07/2015Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn09/07/2015Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins09/07/2015Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Keith Vaz13/07/2015Leicester EastLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff14/07/2015Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Paul Flynn15/07/2015Newport WestLabourSigned
Richard Burgon15/07/2015Leeds EastLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma16/07/2015Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Hywel Williams20/07/2015ArfonPlaid CymruSigned
Nigel Dodds21/07/2015Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Alasdair McDonnell21/07/2015Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Anne McLaughlin17/09/2015Glasgow North EastScottish National PartySigned

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