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Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 14 March 2012, in the House of Commons, led by Stephen McPartland. The answering member was Lord Vaizey of Didcot.


Local Media

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment of the House on the local media.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
542 c139-48WH 
Session
2010-12
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Stephen McPartland | 542 c139WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I am grateful that the Minister is her...
Karen Lumley | 542 c139WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I thank my hon. Friend on obtaining th...
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Stephen McPartland | 542 c139WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point about the valuable titles in Redditch. Local newspapers reac...
Gareth Johnson | 542 c139WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that local media are vital to small towns such as Dartford and Stevenage, ...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c139-40WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point about local newspapers in Dartford. Sitting suspended for a...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c140WH (Link to this contribution) Before the Division, we were discussing what the Prime Minister said about local newspapers being a ...
Andrew Bingham | 542 c142WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for giving way again; he is being very generous. Not long after I was elected...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c142WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for making an excellent point, which I will make to the producer of Jack FM o...
Andrew Bingham | 542 c142WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is making a superb point regarding local newspapers. In my constituency, we have the ...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c141-2WH (Link to this contribution) That is a very good point. Many people will wonder how many residents read the traffic planning info...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c141WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a very important point much more eloquently than I managed to. She got to the h...
Baroness Coffey | 542 c141WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises an extremely important point. Just this morning, the editor of the Ipswich Sta...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c140-1WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a good point; he has been a great advocate and supporter of the campaign and ha...
Oliver Heald | 542 c140WH (Link to this contribution) That issue also affects my constituents in the neighbouring constituency of North East Hertfordshire...
Lord Vaizey of Didcot | 542 c144-6WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Memb...
Andrew Smith | 542 c146-7WH (Link to this contribution) As there is only so much advertising revenue out there, how far does the Minister see that there is ...
Andrew Smith | 542 c144WH (Link to this contribution) I commend those who arranged the debate, which is on a subject of cross-party concern. The hon. Gent...
Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 542 c144WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman rightly emphasises the importance of local media. In my city, the Belfast Telegra...
John Stevenson | 542 c144WH (Link to this contribution) I completely concur. We must remember that it is not just politicians whom local media hold to acco...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c143WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I have experience of The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, as my...
John Stevenson | 542 c143-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak under your chairmanship, Dr McCrea. First, I congrat...
Jason McCartney | 542 c142-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am very lucky in my part of the world—Colne Valley. The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is a fantastic...
Lord Vaizey of Didcot | 542 c147-8WH (Link to this contribution) One of the reasons why we wanted to take forward local television in partnership with the BBC is tha...
Stephen McPartland | 542 c142WH (Link to this contribution) I agree that radio is a very effective medium. As I mentioned, I will be doing a radio phone-in surg...
Lord Hart of Tenby | 542 c141WH (Link to this contribution) Would it not be necessary to prove that the advertising that the taxpayer was paying for was actuall...
John Stevenson | 542 c144WH (Link to this contribution) I could not agree more. The danger is that local papers just start to reproduce the press releases t...
Subjects
Advertising Media Radio Local broadcasting Television Local press
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