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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Terry Lewis (Labour), on Wednesday, 23 January 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 33 members in total.

TELEPHONE ADVICE LINES AND THE GULF

That this House is appalled at the insensitivity and greed of Independent Television Network and Red Rose Radio, Lancashire, both of which, in partnership with British Telecom and other telecommunications network providers have established Gulf advice/news telephone lines; notes that calls on these cost 33 pence and 44 pence per minute and generate vast profits for providers and networkers alike; considers this to be nauseating opportunism; and further condemns those responsible for this blatant exploitation of worried citizens, some with loved ones in the Gulf, for offering these costly services the quality of which is doubtful in any case.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

TELEPHONE ADVICE LINES AND THE GULF (333A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Lord Pendry (primary, Labour) and tabled on Monday, 25 February 1991. It has been signed by 2 members in total.
leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes that all revenue from Red Rose Radio Gulf Advice/News telephone line goes into the Red Rose Community Trust, a registered charity which every year disburses thousands of pounds to worthy causes in the local community, further welcomes the fact that a proportion of that revenue is going via the Red Rose Community Trust to Gulf Link, the charity set up to help dependents of those serving in the Gulf, notes that this information, together with advice of the costs of calls to the telephone newsline, is given on the air to Red Rose Radio listeners, and regrets that staff at Red Rose Radio should have been innacurately accused of 'insensitivity and greed' and of 'nauseating opportunism' without any opportunity to reply.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
333 
333A1 
Session
1990-91
Subjects
Iraq-Kuwait conflict Telephone services ITN Red Rose Radio Telephone counselling
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk