[cma-l] EDM 1815

[Bill Best]

Good point, Al.

The rationale is along the lines that an EDM is a request for action
from the Government, and the Government is composed of the Ministers
then it would not be logical for them to sign up to EDMs.  Perhaps
there is a better way to explain that...

As EDMs are not part of the Government’s agenda they are not normally
signed by ministers, whips or parliamentary private secretaries.

Right, I'm now off to ask that my MP signs up using:

http://www.writetothem.com/

Regards

Bill
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2009/7/7 CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> From: "Al Garthwaite" <al at southleedscommunityradio.org.uk>
>
> On this, please note that cabinet ministers aren't allowed to sign EDMs,
> which is a shame because our MP Hilary Benn would certainly do so, but
> can't.
>
> Al
> --
> Al Garthwaite
> Director
> South Leeds Community Radio
> Hillside
> Beeston Road
> Leeds
> LS11 8ND
> +44 (0) 113 387 6468 / 07957 152107
> al at vera-media.co.uk
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From Dan Cass <daniel.cass at gmail.com>
>
> Dear colleagues
>
> Good news and bad news. The good news is that Austin Mitchell's early
> day motion for local television has now been put down:
>
> http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=39025&SESSION=899
>
> The bad news is it currently only has five signatures (admittedly this
> is only day one).  However let's be ambitious and set a target of at
> least 100 MP signatories by the summer recess!
>
> Unfortunately we only have a week or so to recruit signatures because
> experience suggests MPs need to be prompted at least a  couple of
> times and tend to be slow to react to emails. However, we are hoping
> that most of those MPs who signed EDM1013 would be willing to sign
> this.
>
> Please can everyone spend as much time as they can spare lobbying?
> Having put this down in some ways it will damage the cause if we don't
> quickly get a large number of MPs signed up. There's nothing we can do
> over the summer when MPs are away. However, I do believe a decent
> number of signatures will help make sure Ofcom and government (and
> opposition) don't ignore us over the summer...
>
> Further information is available on the ULTV website:
>
> http://www.unitedforlocatv.com
>
> Please contact your local MP today using this easy-to-use website and
> ask them to support EDM 1815:
>
> http://www.writetothem.com/
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan Cass
> United for Local TV
> http://www.unitedforlocaltv.com
>
> \\
>
> LOCAL TELEVISION
> 06.07.2009
>
> Mitchell, Austin
>
> That this House notes the statement in the Digital Britain report that
> the Government wishes "to see local TV thrive"; believes that truly
> local television would make a significant contribution to public
> service broadcasting and democratic engagement in local communities;
> acknowledges Ofcom's view that broadband provision complements
> traditional public service broadcasting platforms; further notes
> Ofcom's statement "that the potential for broadcasting spectrum to
> support local television should be kept open"; recognises the UK's
> commitment, as a signatory to the Council of Europe Declaration on
> Community Media, to the principle of allocating a sufficient number of
> frequencies to community media, both radio and television; and looks
> to the Government to implement the provisions in the Communications
> Act 2003 to ensure that a viable local television network is
> established ensuring all citizens have access to a dedicated channel
> on both Freeview and cable, providing local news, local discussion,
> community programming and local advertising.