Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lynda Waltho (Labour), on Wednesday, 7 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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TRINITY MIRROR'S MIDLANDS TITLES

That this House notes Trinity Mirror's decision to sell off a range of titles, including all those it publishes in the Midlands, among them the Birmingham Post, Birmingham Mail, Coventry Telegraph and Sunday Mercury; further notes that the company's ownership was characterised by massive cost savings which leaves the titles concerned highly profitable but without a host of functions such as printing presses, archives, website and payroll necessary to allow them to operate independently of the group; expresses its fervent hope that any new owner of these proud and respected titles should commit itself to developing existing and new media platforms and investing in them to boost editorial quality and integrity; and urges any new owners to take this golden opportunity to turn around years of neglect by successive owners and to secure the future of a significant section of Midlands media and provide an ever-improving service for consumers in the region.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

857 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

John McDonnell

Austin Mitchell

Mike Hancock

John Hemming

Lord Spellar

Subjects

Newspaper press Sales Trinity Mirror

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk