Early Day Motions

LOCAL RADIO

EDM (Early Day Motion) 667: tabled on 23 February 1995

Tabled in the 1994-95 session.

This motion has been signed by 48 Members. It has received 1 amendment.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

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Motion text

That this House reminds the BBC that it is a publicly funded agency with civic responsibilities; notes the cost effectiveness of local radio and its low cost of operation compared to television; welcomes the part that local radio can play in sustaining genuinely local communities and in promoting democratic participation and debate; considers that regional broadcasting services, valuable though they are, are no substitute for local broadcasting; therefore deplores the decision of the BBC to merge BBC CWR with Radio WM; and urges the BBC to reconsider this decision and to maintain a full commitment to local radio.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Howarth, Alan
Conservative
Signed on 23 February 1995
Stratford-on-Avon
Primary
Anderson, Janet
Labour
Signed on 6 March 1995
Rossendale and Darwen
Banks, Tony
Labour
Signed on 24 February 1995
Newham North West
Barnes, Mr Harry
Labour
Signed on 24 February 1995
North East Derbyshire
Bayley, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1995
York
Bradley, Mr Keith
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Manchester, Withington

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Clapham, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Barnsley West and Penistone
Clarke, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Midlothian
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1995
Falkirk East
Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 15 March 1995
Stockton North
Corston, Jean
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1995
Bristol East
Cox, Tom
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Tooting
Cunliffe, Mr Lawrence
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Leigh
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1995
Coventry South East
Dowd, Jim
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Lewisham West
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1995
Sunderland North
Godman, Dr Norman
Labour
Signed on 24 February 1995
Greenock and Port Glasgow
Graham, Mr Tommy
Labour
Signed on 20 March 1995
Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Hall, Mr Mike
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1995
Warrington South
Hardy, Peter
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Wentworth
Hughes, Mr Kevin
Labour
Signed on 6 March 1995
Doncaster North
Hutton, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 3 March 1995
Barrow and Furness
Jessel, Toby
Conservative
Signed on 9 March 1995
Twickenham
Jones, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Alyn and Deeside
Jones, Lynne
Labour
Signed on 9 March 1995
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Jones, Mr Martyn
Labour
Signed on 7 March 1995
Clwyd South West
Jones, Mr Nigel
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 May 1995
Cheltenham
Livingstone, Mr Ken
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Brent East
Loyden, Eddie
Labour
Signed on 2 March 1995
Liverpool, Garston
Mackinlay, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Thurrock
McAllion, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Dundee East
McKelvey, William
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Mansfield
Michie, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Sheffield, Heeley
O'Brien, Mr Mike
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
North Warwickshire
Oakes, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Halton
Olner, Mr Bill
Labour
Signed on 23 February 1995
Nuneaton
Patchett, Terry
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1995
Barnsley East
Ross, Mr Ernie
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1995
Dundee West
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 30 March 1995
Huddersfield
Simpson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 9 March 1995
Nottingham South
Smith, Sir Dudley
Conservative
Signed on 1 March 1995
Warwick and Leamington
Thompson, Jack
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Wansbeck
Tipping, Paddy
Labour
Signed on 28 February 1995
Sherwood
Turner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 1 March 1995
Wolverhampton South East
Winnick, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 24 February 1995
Walsall North
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 9 March 1995
Macclesfield
Wise, Mrs Audrey
Labour
Signed on 13 March 1995
Preston

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

LOCAL RADIO (Amendment 1)
after `WM' insert `and BBC Radio Sussex with BBC Radio Surrey to form BBC Southern Counties';
Tim Rathbone
Conservative, Lewes
1
signature
EDM 667A1: tabled on 16 March 1995