PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ITV SPORT CHANNEL (21 January 2002)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the wider consumer choice provided by ITV Digital; in particular recognises that the ITV Sport channel enables viewers to watch football matches involving teams from the Nationwide League and that the deal concluded by the Football League provides vital financial support for many smaller clubs; is concerned, however, that this channel has not been offered to subscribers of BSkyB; believes that this constitutes an anti-competitive act by BSkyB; and therefore calls on the Government to intervene in order to help secure the future of the ITV Sport channel by requiring BSkyB to make it available to subscribers with immediate effect in order that there can be the widest possible distribution of televised Nationwide League and Worthington Cup matches to the public.

Sponsored by:
Sir Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
8
50%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
5
31%
 
 
Independent
3
19%
 
Sponsor List (16 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Paul Flynn
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
LD
Sir Bob Russell (Sponsor)
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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