Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 2 April 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 62 members in total.

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VIEWING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS ONLINE

That this House notes the imperative to maximise turnout at general elections and address the issues behind instances of low turnout, particularly among young people; believes that the public's engagement with politics would be improved by wider viewing of proceedings in Parliament; notes that there is currently a ban on the posting of parliamentary video clips on websites described by the relevant authorities as `third party hosting websites'; believes that video footage of parliamentary proceedings should be made available to the public on video hosting websites such as YouTube; notes that online viewing is increasing in popularity, with a 2006 ICM survey finding that 43 per cent. of people in the UK are watching less television as a result of increased online viewing; and calls for parliamentary authorities to review current broadcasting arrangements so that footage of parliament can be widely viewed by the electorate using the internet.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

VIEWING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS ONLINE (1319A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by John Pugh (primary, Liberal Democrat) and tabled on Thursday, 3 April 2008. It has been signed by 3 members in total.

after `YouTube', insert `provided that YouTube and its corporate owners and other like sites take the necessary steps to ensure that illegal and socially offensive content currently uploaded and published is pre-screened and filtered out.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1319 

1319A1 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

George Howarth

Steve Webb

Baroness Featherstone

Graham Stuart

Bob Russell

Subjects

Broadcasting Internet Parliament Media

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk