Motion text
That this House notes with concern that Six Nations organisers have refused to rule out the possibility of the tournament going behind a £300 million pay per view paywall in 2022 following the start of a new broadcast rights period; believes that by ruling out joint bids by terrestrial broadcasters Six Nations officials are making it inevitable that the rights to broadcast the tournament will be secured by a pay-to-view subscription service; is concerned that this move risks losing an audience that has been built up and will stymie the ability of the sport to attract young players to the game; notes that the Six Nations tournament has a long tradition of being aired on free-to-view television in the UK and that any decision that would limit access would be a retrograde step; calls on the Six Nations organisers to reconsider their decision on allowing joint broadcaster bids; and further calls on the Government to ensure that the long-cherished Six Nations tournament is given full protection under Group A listed event status.
Signatures (40)
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.
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 March 2020
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on
3 March 2020
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
3 March 2020
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 March 2020
Perkins, Mr Toby
Labour
Signed on
3 March 2020
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
4 March 2020
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 March 2020
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 March 2020
Tarry, Sam
Labour
Signed on
4 March 2020
Hanvey, Neale
Independent
Signed on
5 March 2020
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
9 March 2020
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
10 March 2020
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
16 March 2020
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.