Early Day Motions

NEWSPAPER OWNERSHIP

EDM (Early Day Motion) 79: tabled on 15 November 1990

Tabled in the 1990-91 session.

This motion has been signed by 73 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 deplores the actions of Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch in increasing the prices of the Daily Mirror and The Sun while reducing the percentage discount terms to retail newsagents which demonstrates both their powerful position in the United Kingdom when these two newspapers alone account for over half the total sales of all newspapers in the country and are only two of the national newspapers owned by these two publishers and their lack of concern for the survival of small businessmen, particularly those who run local and independent shops; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to reduce the dominance and influence that these two individuals exercise over the British public.

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.

Cummings, John
Labour
Signed on 15 November 1990
Easington
Primary
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 17 January 1991
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Allen, Mr Graham
Labour
Signed on 14 October 1991
Nottingham North
Anderson, Donald
Labour
Signed on 10 December 1990
Swansea East
Barnes, Mr Harry
Labour
Signed on 16 November 1990
North East Derbyshire
Battle, John
Labour
Signed on 19 November 1990
Leeds West

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

Beggs, Mr Roy
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 25 March 1991
East Antrim
Beith, Sir Alan
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 March 1991
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Benyon, Sir William
Conservative
Signed on 14 October 1991
Milton Keynes
Bidwell, Sydney
Labour
Signed on 15 April 1991
Ealing, Southall
Bradley, Mr Keith
Labour
Signed on 20 November 1990
Manchester, Withington
Brown, Ron
Labour
Signed on 7 February 1991
Edinburgh, Leith
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 15 November 1990
Blyth Valley
Canavan, Dennis
Labour
Signed on 13 December 1990
Falkirk West
Cartwright, John
Independent SDP
Signed on 18 January 1991
Woolwich
Clarke, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 20 March 1991
Monklands West
Clay, Bob
Labour
Signed on 8 March 1991
Sunderland North
Clelland, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 20 November 1990
Tyne Bridge
Cohen, Harry
Labour
Signed on 21 March 1991
Leyton
Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 25 June 1991
Stockton North
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 19 November 1990
Islington North
Crowther, Stan
Labour
Signed on 6 February 1991
Rotherham
Dickens, Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 17 October 1991
Littleborough and Saddleworth
Dover, Den
Conservative
Signed on 5 March 1991
Chorley
Dunnachie, Jimmy
Labour
Signed on 21 November 1990
Glasgow, Pollok
Fatchett, Derek
Labour
Signed on 23 July 1991
Leeds Central
Faulds, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 6 March 1991
Warley East
Fisher, Mark
Labour
Signed on 18 December 1990
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Garrett, John
Labour
Signed on 17 January 1991
Norwich South
Garrett, Edward
Labour
Signed on 7 February 1991
Wallsend
Golding, Mrs Llin
Labour
Signed on 13 March 1991
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Graham, Mr Tommy
Labour
Signed on 28 November 1990
Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Hain, Mr Peter
Labour
Signed on 17 October 1991
Neath
Hardy, Peter
Labour
Signed on 26 November 1990
Wentworth
Hinchliffe, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 20 November 1990
Wakefield
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 7 March 1991
Knowsley North
Hoyle, Doug
Labour
Signed on 13 December 1990
Warrington North
Hughes, Roy
Labour
Signed on 4 March 1991
Newport East
Hughes, Simon
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 June 1991
Southwark and Bermondsey
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 21 November 1990
Barnsley Central
Jones, Mr Martyn
Labour
Signed on 30 January 1991
Clwyd South West
Kilfedder, Sir James
Ulster Popular Unionist Party
Signed on 5 March 1991
North Down
Knox, Sir David
Conservative
Signed on 15 October 1991
Staffordshire Moorlands
Lambie, David
Labour
Signed on 20 November 1990
Cunninghame South
Lamond, James
Labour
Signed on 15 October 1991
Oldham Central and Royton
Leadbitter, Ted
Labour
Signed on 7 March 1991
Hartlepool
Lewis, Mr Terry
Labour
Signed on 20 November 1990
Worsley
Madden, Max
Labour
Signed on 4 February 1991
Bradford West
Mahon, Alice
Labour
Signed on 6 December 1990
Halifax
Marshall, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 20 November 1990
Leicester South
Martlew, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 15 November 1990
Carlisle
McCartney, Sir Ian
Labour
Signed on 19 November 1990
Makerfield
McKay, Allen
Labour
Signed on 27 November 1990
Barnsley West and Penistone
McWilliam, Mr John
Labour
Signed on 20 May 1991
Blaydon
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 15 November 1990
Mansfield
Mitchell, Mr Austin
Labour
Signed on 13 March 1991
Great Grimsby
Moonie, Dr Lewis
Labour
Signed on 25 February 1991
Kirkcaldy
Nellist, Mr Dave
Labour
Signed on 15 November 1990
Coventry South East
Parry, Robert
Labour
Signed on 20 November 1990
Liverpool, Riverside
Patchett, Terry
Labour
Signed on 11 March 1991
Barnsley East
Pike, Mr Peter
Labour
Signed on 13 December 1990
Burnley
Redmond, Martin
Labour
Signed on 19 November 1990
Don Valley
Reid, John
Labour
Signed on 16 April 1991
Motherwell North
Robinson, Mr Peter
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 17 April 1991
East Belfast
Rooney, Mr Terry
Labour
Signed on 27 February 1991
Bradford North
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 6 December 1990
Bolsover
Soley, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 17 January 1991
Hammersmith
Stanbrook, Ivor
Conservative
Signed on 6 March 1991
Orpington
Thompson, Jack
Labour
Signed on 27 November 1990
Wansbeck
Turner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 6 March 1991
Wolverhampton South East
Ward, Sir John
Conservative
Signed on 14 October 1991
Poole
Wareing, Mr Robert N.
Labour
Signed on 3 December 1990
Liverpool, West Derby
Welsh, Michael
Labour
Signed on 15 October 1991
Doncaster North

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.

NEWSPAPER OWNERSHIP (Amendment 1)
Leave out from 'House' to end add 'considers that newspaper publishers and wholesale distributors in the United Kingdom should take fully into account the impact on retail newspaper outlets for papers and magazines of reducing the percentage discount terms applicable to them, their margins, flexibility of operations and liquidity in times of economic difficulty, and stresses the need to support the continuance of small business enterprises, particularly those operating through local and independent shops in the market place'.
Sir Trevor Skeet
Conservative, North Bedfordshire
5
signatures
EDM 79A1: tabled on 16 January 1991