That the Parliament condemns reports that STV is to cut 60 jobs and shut down its north of Scotland television news programme; believes that STV North, which is based in Aberdeen, is vital for ensuring quality regional coverage of news and current affairs outwith the Central Belt; fears that changing to a single news service, based in Glasgow, will lead to what it believes would be a further homogenisation of voices in Scotland, with viewers in areas like the north east, Highlands and Tayside only able to have their stories told through a Central Belt lens, and calls on decision-makers at STV to have a complete rethink, retain a separate news service in the north and ensure that the legacy of regional news, which stretches back to the days of Grampian Television, is not diminished.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Foysol Choudhury, Bob Doris, James Dornan, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Michael Marra, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Audrey Nicoll, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba