REDUNDANCIES AT HERALD AND TIMES NEWSPAPER GROUP

Early day motion 171, tabled 8 December 2008 by Jim Devine (Labour). Signed by 35 members.

That this House condemns the management of the Sunday Herald, Herald and Evening Times in summarily dismissing over 240 journalists, telling them to reapply for their jobs, despite issuing each journalist with 90 days notice of redundancy; and further notes that the Herald is no longer available in the House of Commons.

Signatures by party: Labour 25, Scottish National Party 6, Liberal Democrat 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.