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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bob Cryer (Labour), on Wednesday, 6 February 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 43 members in total.

CHARGES FOR TELEVISION LISTINGS

That this House expresses grave concern that I.T.V. and BBC are proposing to use the Broadcasting Act for revenue purposes behind the relevant section of the Act and believes that most provincial newspapers and at least one national daily will be severely handicapped by the severity of the proposed charges; urges the two broadcasting bodies to modify or abandon their proposals so that local newspapers such as the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Bradford Star, Shipley Target, Halifax Courier and a host of similar newspapers can continue to provide their valuable range of news and information to readers without a background of additional charges compounding the difficulties created by the present recession.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 22 amendments.

430A8
after 'Courier', insert 'Ulster Gazette, Tyrone Courier, Newtownards Chronicle, Recorder Down, Newtownards Spectator'.
430A10
after 'Courier', insert 'Leicester Mercury, Leicester Mail and Leicester Herald and Post'.
430A15
after 'courier' insert, Coleraine Chronicle, Coleraine Times, Northern Constitution, Mid Ulster Mail, Londonderry Sentinel.'.
430A22
after 'Courier' insert 'Tyrone Constitution'.
430A6
after 'courier', insert 'Aberdeen Press and Journal; and Aberdeen Evening Express.'.
430A7
after'courier', insert 'South East London Mercury.'.
430A2
after 'Courier', insert 'publications of the Worksop Guardian Newspaper Group.'.
430A3
at end add '; believes that both ITV and the BBC are abusing their monopoly positions; and calls upon the Government to refer this matter to the Director General of the Office of Fair Trading.'.
430A16
after 'Courier', insert 'Burnley Express, Lancashire Evening Telegraph, Burnley Citizen, Burnley and Padiham Herald Post'.
430A11
after 'Courier', insert 'Grimsby Evening Telegraph'.
430A17
after 'Courier', insert 'Larne Times, Carrick Times, Newton Abbey Times, Larne Guardian, Carrick Advertiser/Guardian, Belfast Telegraph, Ulster News Letter'.
430A19
after 'Courier', insert 'East London Advertiser, Dockland Recorder, Hackney and Kingsland Gazette'.
430A1
after 'Courier', insert 'Islington Gazette, Islington Chronicle.'.
430A5
after 'courier', insert 'Sheffield newspapers, Barnsley Chronicle, South Yorkshire Times, Yorkshire Post.'.
430A9
after 'Courier', insert 'the Oxford Mail, Oxford Times, Oxford Star, Oxford Courier, Oxford Journal'.
430A13
after 'Courier', insert 'Banbridge Chronicle, Lurgan Mail, Portadown Times'.
430A14
after 'Courier' insert 'Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail, Northern Echo and Newcastle Journal.'.
430A21
after 'courier',insert 'Barry and District News, Glamorgan Gem, and Vale Herald and Post.'.
430A4
after 'Courier', insert 'Wakefield Express'.
430A18
after 'Courier', insert 'Irish News, South Belfast Post'.
430A20
after 'courier' insert 'Liverpool Daily Post and Echo'.
430A12
after 'Courier', insert 'South Wales Evening Post'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
430 
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Session
1990-91
Other sponsors
Terry Rooney
Max Madden
Alan Meale
Terry Lewis
Alice Mahon
Subjects
BBC Broadcasting programmes Fees and charges Newspaper press ITN
Link
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