Motion · S5M-21115 · 3 Mar 2020
Free-to-air Broadcasting of Six Nations Tournament
The motion
That the Parliament notes reports that rugby union’s Six Nations tournament may disappear behind a television paywall, after many years of attracting large audiences on free-to-air public broadcasting services; further notes reports that joint bids for the next franchise period are set to be rejected, meaning that the current televising of the Six Nations by ITV/STV and the BBC will come to an end; believes that free-to-air access increases interest in rugby union, and increases physical activity in the population as a whole, and calls on the custodians of rugby in Scotland to do everything they can to enable free-to-air broadcasting of the Six Nations tournament to continue.
Supporters (14)
- Jeremy Balfour 4 Mar 2020
- Sarah Boyack 4 Mar 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 4 Mar 2020
- Iain Gray 4 Mar 2020
- Bill Kidd 4 Mar 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 4 Mar 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 4 Mar 2020
- David Stewart 4 Mar 2020
- Sandra White 4 Mar 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 12 Mar 2020
- John Mason 12 Mar 2020
- Neil Findlay 13 Mar 2020
- Ruth Maguire 19 Mar 2020
- Colin Smyth 30 Jun 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.