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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party), on Tuesday, 17 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 8 members in total.

BBC QUESTION TIME ON 12th OCTOBER

That this House deplores the decision of the editors of the edition of BBC Question Time broadcast from Glasgow on 12th October to proscribe questions and consequent debate on political issues of specifically Scottish concern; believes that such censorship compromises the programme's ability to promote meaningful and open debate on matters of vital interest to its Scottish audience; and, applying the logic of the producers, concludes that, in the interests of consistency and equity, the programme should now be constrained from tabling questions on all health, education or criminal justice topics unless they affect all sections of the programme's audience equally.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

BBC QUESTION TIME ON 12th OCTOBER (2772A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Alan Duncan (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Monday, 23 October 2006. It has been signed by 4 members in total.
leave out from `House' to end and add `notes that BBC Question Time broadcasts to the entire United Kingdom; further notes that its edition of 12th October contained extensive discussion of Scottish politics such as its local connection with the nuclear deterrent; also notes that its editing and balance was of the highest standard; and believes that any suggestion that the programme engaged in censorship is patently absurd.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
2772 
2772A1 
Session
2005-06
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Angus Robertson
Mike Weir
John Hemming
Stephen Williams
Subjects
Broadcasting programmes Glasgow
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk