Motion text
That this House recognises the financial pressures faced by the BBC as a result of the freeze in the level of the Licence Fee but shares the concern of the National Union of Journalists regarding the likely impact of the BBC's digital first proposals on the breadth and quality of the Corporation’s journalistic content and programming; welcomes the stated commitment to enhance investigative journalism across England, but regrets that the plans involve scrapping We are England, the successor to the award-winning Inside Out programme which was only launched last year once again putting staff at the risk of redundancy; is further concerned by the proposals to replace the BBC News Channel and BBC World News with a single service, threatening its present comprehensive sources of unfolding news and diminishing the overall breath and diversity of UK news and sport broadcasted; opposes the decision to scrap the local news and politics bulletins based in Oxford and Cambridge respectively, depriving people of relevant coverage to their own local communities; fears that the proposals will result in an overall reduction in the headcount of journalists employed, and compromise the role of the BBC in informing and educating as well as entertaining British public; and calls on BBC management to respond constructively to concerns expressed during the consultation period and think again where clear opposition is expressed.
Signatures (25)
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.
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
23 June 2022
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2022
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
27 June 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
27 June 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 June 2022
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
28 June 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
28 June 2022
Nichols, Charlotte
Labour
Signed on
28 June 2022
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
28 June 2022
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
29 June 2022
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
29 June 2022
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on
29 June 2022
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
29 June 2022
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 June 2022
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
29 June 2022
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
29 June 2022
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 July 2022
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
4 July 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
4 July 2022
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
15 July 2022
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
18 July 2022
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
21 July 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
5 September 2022
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
17 October 2022
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
19 October 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.