Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Williams (Labour), on Monday, 23 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 51 members in total.

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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE AND THE BBC

That this House believes that the Government should reconsider its rejection of the proposal in the independent Sharman Committee Report that the BBC should be subject to full National Audit Office (NAO) access to and auditing of its accounts; notes that this would bring it within examination by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC); believes that the BBC should be open to Value For Money analysis by the NAO and PAC; dismisses BBC allegations that it would lead to interference in programming; reminds the Government and BBC Governors that the NAO and PAC have examined the accounts of the BBC Overseas Service for many years; notes that a principal Overseas Service witness confirmed in a public session of PAC that the Committee had never tried to interfere in editorial matters; and reminds the BBC that it has the privilege of receiving what is in effect a mandatory tax on virtually every household in the UK.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

2831A1

leave out first `Overseas' and insert `world'.

2831A2

leave out second `Overseas' and insert `world'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2831 

2831A1 

2831A2 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

David Curry

Edward Leigh

Ian Davidson

Richard Bacon

Lord Touhig

Subjects

BBC National Audit Office Committee of Public Accounts

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk