RADIO SPECTRUM FOR PORTS AND AIRPORTS

Early day motion 1306, tabled 21 April 2009 by Austin Mitchell (Labour). Signed by 39 members.

That this House, concerned that the radio spectrum used by United Kingdom ports and airports is essential for the safety of aircraft and shipping and mandated under international agreement, rejects the proposal from Ofcom that administered incentive pricing should be applied to the spectrum used by ports and airports, on the grounds that this would be a tax on safety which would have to be passed on to customers in higher charges and would therefore damage the competitiveness of British ports and airports; and proposes that the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform veto any proposal to apply charges to the spectrum used by ports and airports.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Conservative 4, Liberal Democrat 4, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1.