That the Parliament condemns the decision by STV to shut down its STV North news bulletins; regrets what it sees as the increasing centralisation of news services in Glasgow and the central belt; believes that this move will silence rural voices and mean that community issues in the north and north east of Scotland will receive less media attention; notes reports that this decision will result in approximately 60 people losing their jobs, and urges STV to urgently reconsider this action.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Foysol Choudhury, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Rhoda Grant, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Liam McArthur, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba, Annie Wells, Tess White, Elena Whitham, Brian Whittle