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Business question from Harry Cohen (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 9 July 2009. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

May we have a full-scale debate about the media in this country—not just about the Coulson illegal phone-tapping affair, but about BBC pay and pensions, which far exceed those of Members, the vile bile that is written about Members and, paradoxically, the need to save local journalists' jobs? May I put this question to the Government and ask the Leader of the House about Government policy? Self-regulation seems to have failed in the financial sector and in Parliament; why, then, is it all right for self-regulation to persist in the media?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
495 c1153 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
BBC Members Newspaper press Media Regulation Telephone tapping Coulson, Andy
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk