BBC WEATHER FORECAST

Early day motion 2207, tabled 17 May 2006 by Angus MacNeil (Scottish National Party). Signed by 23 members.

That this House notes that it is a year since the change to the BBC weather bulletin which, despite the self-congratulations of BBC executives, still fails to compare for weather information with the previous forecast despite a reported outlay of around a million pounds; further notes that despite an improvement in the tilt of the map, it is still not equally representative of the UK land mass area, and is particularly deficient in wind information, particularly speed, direction and crucial isobar information; and further notes that many people who once used the BBC as the touchstone of weather information now have to use other sources outwith the funding of the licence fee.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 6, DUP 5, Labour 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.