PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BROADCASTING OF CHRISTIAN MUSIC (3 May 1999)
Motion Details
That this House views with concern the unequal treatment and legal exclusion of United Christian Broadcasters and other religious bodies from owning a national radio licence; notes the opinion of David Pannick QC that the United Kingdom is in breach of Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights; and requests the Government to reconsider the relevant broadcasting laws and in particular to consider whether internationally available frequencies could be used to give the British public access to a UCB Christian music alternative.
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48%
Conservative
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Liberal Democrat
30
15%
Independent
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3%
Ulster Unionist Party
6
3%
Non-affiliated
3
1%
Plaid Cymru
3
1%
Scottish National Party
3
1%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
1%
Not Available
2
1%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
1%
Speaker
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0%
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Con
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Con
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Con
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LD
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UUP
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LD
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Spk
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Con
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Lab
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Con
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LD
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Con
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LD
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Lab
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LD
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LD
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LD
Paul Burstow
LD
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Lab
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Tynemouth
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Con
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Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Mr Iain Coleman
Con
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Lab
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Lab
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LD
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
Tam Dalyell
Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
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Ind
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Lab
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Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Bill Etherington
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Con
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LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Mark Fisher (Sponsor)
Con
Lord Flight
UUP
Clifford Forsythe
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Lab
Baroness Golding
Con
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LD
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Lab
Bernie Grant
Con
James Gray
Ind
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Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Con
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Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Lab
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Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
LD
Simon Hughes
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
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Lab
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Lab
Lynne Jones
PC
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Lab
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Lab
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LD
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Lab
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Lab
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Lab
Mr David Kidney
Lab
Baroness King of Bow
Lab
Andy King
Con
Julie Kirkbride
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lab
Dr Stephen Ladyman
Lab
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Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
PC
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Con
Tim Loughton
Con
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Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Con
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Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Lab
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Con
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SDLP
Mr Seamus Mallon
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
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Lab
Steve McCabe
Mr Robert McCartney
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lord Moonie
SNP
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Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Con
Mr Patrick Nicholls
Ind
Dan Norris
North East Somerset and Hanham
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Diana Organ
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Lab
Ian Pearson
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lord Prior of Brampton
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
Lab
Bill Rammell
Lab
Syd Rapson
Con
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Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
UUP
Mr William Ross
Lab
Lord Rowlands
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Lab
Christine Russell
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Phil Sawford
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Con
Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Geraldine Smith
LD
Sir Robert Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Con
Lord Spicer
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Lab
David Taylor
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
Lab
Ms Dari Taylor
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
UUP
Mr William Thompson
Lab
Mr Mark Todd
Lab
Lord Touhig
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
David Tredinnick
Con
Lord Trimble
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
LD
Lord Tyler
UUP
Sir Cecil Walker
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watts
LD
Steve Webb
Con
Mr Bowen Wells
PC
Lord Wigley
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mr Phil Woolas
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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