PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CHURCH ATTENDANCE IN ASTON (19 March 1999)
Motion Details
That this House salutes the action of the Reverend Keith Sinclair in arranging for the church bells of Aston to toll from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday 21st March in protest at the attempt by Sky Televison to re-arrange the timing of the Aston Villa football match to coincide with church services to the inconvenience of churchgoers; and expresses its alarm at the way in which Sky Television seeks to buy up television sports coverage and arrange the timing of fixtures to suit its own commercial purposes.
Sponsored by:
Sir Gerald Howarth (Conservative)
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Party
Votes
%
Liberal Democrat
10
40%
Labour
8
32%
Conservative
2
8%
Ulster Unionist Party
2
8%
Non-affiliated
1
4%
Independent
1
4%
Plaid Cymru
1
4%
Sponsor List (25 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Dr Peter Brand
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth (Sponsor)
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Sir Bob Russell
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
David Taylor
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Baroness Tonge
LD
Lord Tyler
LD
Steve Webb
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