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Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 14 March 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Davies of Oldham.

BBC: White Paper

Lords statement on the BBC White Paper.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
679 c1133-45 
Session
2005-06
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 679 c1141-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that we all echo what has been said about the respect we have for the BBC and it...
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Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1141 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the concept of the trustee is different from the concept of the governors of the BBC. The ...
Lord Barnett | 679 c1141 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a former vice-chairman of the BBC’s board of governors, I am happy to welcome the White...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1140-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is a fundamental point, which the Government considered very carefully, because, as t...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1133-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to repeat a Statement. The Statement is as foll...
Viscount Astor | 679 c1136-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. The BBC is a unique, much loved and much...
Lord Fowler | 679 c1140 (Link to this contribution) : My Lords, I agree with what the Minister says about the high quality of the BBC, as did the Select...
Lord Clement-Jones | 679 c1137-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we on these Benches believe that the test of the White Paper must be whether or not it gua...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1139-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for both contributions from the Opposition Front Benches. They indicate the ...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1143 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not think so. We have a proper balance between the freedom of the BBC to innovate and...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1144 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the public has great confidence in the BBC, which has been operating under charter, not st...
Lord Crickhowell | 679 c1143-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the central issues that have emerged this afternoon are the independence of the BBC and th...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1144-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we certainly do not want there to be an over-emphasis on ratings chasing, but I think my n...
Lord Borrie | 679 c1144 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister kindly mentioned at the beginning of his remarks the mantra of the great Lord...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1142 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness. A pilot study is being conducted to look at the natur...
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury | 679 c1142 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister has acknowledged the need to look into Channel 4’s future. Will the Governmen...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1142-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have not committed ourselves to that position yet. Let me say that spectrum charging is...
Lord Sheldon | 679 c1143 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one of the points that my right honourable friend made was the commitment to exclude polit...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 679 c1143 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend is right that the service licences will be an important part of the way in...
Lord Maxton | 679 c1143 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Government’s commitment to the BBC and the commitment in the White Paper and...
Subjects
BBC Competition Fees and charges Governing bodies Public service broadcasting Royal charters Television licences
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