Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roger Gale (Conservative), on Thursday, 19 April 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.

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Editorial Control of the BBC

That this House deplores the unprecedented decision taken by the BBC to enter into a contract for the transmission of the recent so-called Nelson Mandela Concert at Wembley that effectively surrendered its editorial control of the broadcast; and considers that, in contrast with its eagerness to retain editorial control when covering political events in other contexts, the BBC has acted in a manner unworthy of its status as a public service broadcaster.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

871 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

BBC Music Mandela, Nelson

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk