| In the 2007/2008 Parliamentary Session Ian Stewart, the then Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Community Media, sponsored an early day motion on local TV in the House of Commons. The motion was signed by a total of 162 MPs serving at that time – more than any other early day motion on broadcasting in the previous three years.
Listed below are all 156 MP’s who openly supported the motion.
EDM 1013, Local Public Service Television (21.02.08)
“That this House congratulates Ofcom in finding a means to deliver local television to every household across the UK on Freeview; and looks to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to introduce a licence for the provision of local public service television during the rollout of digital switchover.”
Conservative Party (8 signatures)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Atkinson, Peter |
Hexham |
| Bottomley, Peter |
Worthing West |
| Gummer, John |
Suffolk Coastel |
| Holloway, Adam |
Gravesham |
| Mundell, David |
Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale |
| Spink, Bob |
Castle Point |
| Walter, Robert |
North Dorset |
| Widdecombe, Ann |
Maindstone and the Weald |
Democratic Unionist Party (6 signatures)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Campbell, Gregory |
Londonderry East |
| Dodds, Nigel |
Belfast North |
| Donaldson, Jeffrey |
Lagan Valley |
| McCrea, Dr William |
South Antrim |
| Robinson, Peter |
Belfast East |
| Simpson, David |
Upper Bann |
Independent (1 signature)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Davies, Dai |
Blaenau Gwent |
Independent Labour (1 signature)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Short, Clare |
Birmingham Ladywood |
Labour Party (103 open signatures and 6 closed signatures)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Abbott, Diane |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington |
| Barron, Kevin |
Rother Valley |
| Battle, John |
Leeds West |
| Begg, Anne |
Aberdeen South |
| Berry, Roger |
Kingswood |
| Betts, Clive |
Sheffield Attercliffe |
| Blackman-Woods, Roberta |
City of Durham |
| Blunkett, David |
Sheffield Brightside |
| Borrow, David S |
South Ribble |
| Brown, Lyn |
West Ham |
| Brown, Russell |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| Campbell, Ronnie |
Blyth Valley |
| Caton, Martin |
Gower |
| Clelland, David |
Tyne Bridge |
| Cohen, Harry |
Leyton and Wanstead |
| Connarty, Michael |
Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
| Cook, Frank |
Stockton North |
| Crausby, David |
Bolton North East |
| Cruddas, Jon |
Dagenham |
| Cryer, Ann |
Keighley |
| Davidson, Ian |
Glasgow South West |
| Dean, Janet |
Burton |
| Devine, Jim |
Livingston |
| Dismore, Andrew |
Hendon |
| Dobbin, Jim |
Heywood and Middleton |
| Dobson, Frank |
Holborn and St Pancras |
| Doran, Frank |
Aberdeen North |
| Drew, David |
Stroud |
| Efford, Clive |
Eltham |
| Ennis, Jeff |
Barnsley East and Mexborough |
| Etherington, Bill |
Sunderland North |
| Fisher, Mark |
Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Foster, Michael Jabez |
Hastings and Rye |
| Francis, Hywel |
Aberavon |
| Gibson, Ian |
Norwich North |
| Gilroy, Linda |
Plymouth Sutton |
| Godsiff, Roger |
Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath |
| Grogan, John |
Selby |
| Hall, Patrick |
Bedford |
| Hamilton, David |
Midlothian |
| Hamilton, Fabian |
Leeds North East |
| Havard, Dai |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
| Hepburn, Stephen |
Jarrow |
| Heppell, John |
Nottingham East |
| Heyes, David |
Ashton under Lyne |
| Hodgson, Sharon |
Gateshead East and Washington West |
| Hood, Jim |
Lanark and Hamilton East |
| Hopkins, Kelvin |
Luton North |
| Hoyle, Lindsay |
Chorley |
| Humble, Joan |
Blackpool North and Fleetwood |
| Iddon, Brian |
Bolton South East |
| Illsley, Eric |
Barnsley Central |
| Jenkins, Brian |
Tamworth |
| Jones, Lynne |
Birmingham Selly Oak |
| Keeble, Sally |
Northampton North |
| Laxton, Bob |
Derby North |
| Lazarowicz, Mark |
Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Lepper, David |
Brighton Pavilion |
| Love, Andrew |
Edmonton |
| MacShane, Denis |
Rotherham |
| Mahmood, Khalid |
Birmingham Perry Barr |
| Mann, John |
Bassetlaw |
| Marsden, Gordon |
Blackpool South |
| Martlew, Eric |
Carlisle |
| McCafferty, Chris |
Calder Valley |
| Meacher, Michael |
Oldham West and Royton |
| Meale, Alan |
Mansfield |
| Michael, Alun |
Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Miller, Andrew |
Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| Mitchell, Austin |
Great Grimsby |
| Moffat, Anne |
East Lothian |
| Morgan, Julie |
Cardiff North |
| Mudie, George |
Leeds East |
| Mullin, Chris |
Sunderland South |
| Naysmith, Doug |
Bristol North West |
| O'Hara, Edward |
Knowsley South |
| Olner, Bill |
Nuneaton |
| Osborne, Sandra |
Ayr Carrick and Cumnock |
| Owen, Albert |
Ynys Môn |
| Prentice, Gordon |
Pendle |
| Prosser, Gwyn |
Dover |
| Purchase, Ken |
Wolverhampton North East |
| Reed, Andy |
Loughborough |
| Riordan, Linda |
Halifax |
| Robertson, John |
Glasgow North West |
| Salter, Martin |
Reading West |
| Sarwar, Mohammad |
Glasgow Central |
| Simpson, Alan |
Nottingham South |
| Smith, Geraldine |
Morecambe and Lunesdale |
| Smith, John P |
Vale of Glamorgan |
| Stewart, Ian |
Eccles |
| Strang, Gavin |
Edinburgh East |
| Stringer, Graham |
Manchester Blackley |
| Taylor, Dari |
Stockton South |
| Taylor, David |
North West Leicestershire |
| Todd, Mark |
South Derbyshire |
| Truswell, Paul |
Pudsey |
| Turner, Desmond |
Brighton Kemptown |
| Vis, Rudi |
Finchley and Golders Green |
| Walley, Joan |
Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Williams, Betty |
Conwy |
| Wood, Mike |
Batley and Spen |
| Wright, Anthony D |
Great Yarmouth |
Liberal Democrats (32 signatures)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Brake, Tom |
Carshalton and Wallington |
| Breed, Colin |
South East Cornwall |
| Brooke, Annette |
Mid Dorset and North Poole |
| Browne, Jeremy |
Taunton |
| Bruce, Malcolm |
Gordon |
| Cable, Vincent |
Twickenham |
| Carmichael, Alistair |
Orkney and Shetland |
| Farron, Timothy |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Foster, Don |
Bath |
| Gidley, Sandra |
Romsey |
| Goldsworthy, Julia |
Falmouth and Camborne |
| Hemming, John |
Birmingham Yardley |
| Hughes, Simon |
North Southwark and Bermondsey |
| Huhne, Chris |
Eastleigh |
| Keetch, Paul |
Hereford |
| Kennedy, Charles |
Ross Skye and Lochaber |
| Kramer, Susan |
Richmond Park |
| Lamb, Norman |
North Norfolk |
| Leech, John |
Manchester Withington |
| Moore, Michael |
Berwickshire Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Mulholland, Greg |
Leeds North West |
| Oaten, Mark |
Winchester |
| Pugh, John |
Southport |
| Rennie, Willie |
Dunfermline and West Fife |
| Rogerson, Daniel |
North Cornwall |
| Russell, Bob |
Colchester |
| Swinson, Jo |
East Dunbartonshire |
| Taylor, Matthew |
Truro and St Austell |
| Thurso, John |
Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| Williams, Mark |
Ceredigion |
| Willis, Phil |
Harrogate and Knaresborough |
| Younger-Ross, Richard |
Teignbridge |
Plaid Cymru (1 signature)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Llwyd, Elfyn |
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
Scottish National Party (1 signature)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Hosie, Stewart |
Dundee East |
Social Democratic and Labour Party (2 signatures)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Durkan, Mark |
Foyle |
| McGrady, Eddie |
South Down |
Ulster Unionist Party (1 signature)
| Member of Parliament |
Constituency |
| Hermon, Lady |
North Down |
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