Proceeding contribution from Gerald Kaufman (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 March 2006. It occurred during Ministerial statement on BBC White Paper.
BBC White Paper
While many of us have great confidence in Michael Grade as chairman of the BBC and Mark Thompson as director-general, does my right hon. Friend agree that the quality and integrity of BBC governance must not depend on the quality of individuals at any given time and that the test of the new governance structure that she proposes is that never again will it be possible for a huge and culpable blunder by broadcasters to be condoned and support for it railroaded through the board of governors, as occurred in the David Kelly affair? Everybody agreed after that affair that, if there was one flaw in the BBC, it was the structure of governance. Can my right hon. Friend give me the assurance for which I ask?
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- 2005-06
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- BBC Competition Fees and charges Governing bodies Public service broadcasting Royal charters Television licences
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