PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
REGIONAL INDEPENDENT MEDIA (9 December 1998)
Motion Details
That this House deplores the intention of the Regional Independent Media, owners of the Lancashire Evening Post, Wigan Evening Post, Yorkshire Post, Sheffield Star and numerous weekly titles in Lancashire and Yorkshire, to cut staff by 25 per cent., along with their secret battle plan to wreck any industrial action the trade unions might take in defence of jobs, at the same time as announcing that advertising revenue is up by 37 per cent., well ahead of the industry average.
Sponsored by:
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
25
81%
Independent
3
10%
Speaker
1
3%
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
Non-affiliated
1
3%
Sponsor List (31 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lord Allan of Hallam
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
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