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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RADIO CAROLINE (8 December 2010)

Motion Details

That this House expresses its disappointment that, having pioneered commercial radio in the UK and for the past decade being a fully licensed broadcaster, Radio Caroline, a cornerstone of British radio history, has been denied by Ofcom the opportunity to secure a medium wave frequency from which to broadcast; regrets that as a result its devoted listeners are confined to listening to Radio Caroline via the internet and unable to enjoy its musical offerings in transit; and calls on Ofcom to exhaust all avenues in making the provisions available for Radio Caroline to celebrate its 50th birthday in 2014 by broadcasting on a medium wave frequency which, it appears, is unwanted by both BBC and commercial operators as a broadcast platform.

Sponsored by:
Dame Tracey Crouch (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
23
35%
 
 
Conservative
16
25%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
16
25%
 
 
Independent
2
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Green Party
1
2%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
2%
 
 
Crossbench
1
2%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
 
UK Independence Party
1
2%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (65 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Heidi Alexander
Swindon South
Lab
Mr Graham Allen
Con
Mr Richard Bacon
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Tom Brake
Ind
Andrew Bridgen
LD
Annette Brooke
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Sir David Crausby
LD
Mike Crockart
Con
Dame Tracey Crouch (Sponsor)
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Con
David T C Davies
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Stephen Gilbert
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Robert Halfon
LD
Duncan Hames
LD
John Hemming
Con
Gordon Henderson
Lab
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Baroness Hoey
LD
Martin Horwood
Con
Mr Marcus Jones
LD
Stephen Lloyd
Lab
Tony Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Green
Caroline Lucas
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Con
Stephen Metcalfe
Con
Penny Mordaunt
Con
David Morris
LD
Tessa Munt
Wells and Mendip Hills
Lab
Lisa Nandy
Wigan
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Teresa Pearce
Con
Andrew Percy
UKIP
Mark Reckless
LD
Mr Alan Reid
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Chris Ruane
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
LD
Jo Swinson
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
Lab
Joan Walley
SNP
Mike Weir
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Roger Williams

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