JOB CUTS AT TRINITY MIRROR

Early day motion 1158, tabled 30 November 2005 by Chris Bryant (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House notes the proposed job cuts at Trinity Mirror in South Wales; further notes that Trinity Mirror in owning Wales on Sunday, the Western Mail, the South Wales Echo, the Rhondda Leader and the Pontypridd Observer, holds a virtual monopoly of the local newspaper market in South Wales; believes that a strong and varied newspaper market is vital to the democratic and journalistic health of South Wales; urges Trinity Mirror to reconsider its policy of combining editorial posts on separate titles; and urges the Competition Commission to consider a review of the South Wales newspaper market.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, DUP 4, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.