Debate and Debate on select committee report on Friday, 16 June 2006, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Davies of Oldham. The answering member was Lord Luke.

BBC: Charter

Lords debate on motion to take note of the BBC's new charter and the agreement between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the corporation. Agreed to on question. (Debated with Lords motion to take note of the third report of the Select Committee on the Review of the BBC's Royal Charter (HL 196 2005-06)).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 683 c427-94
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Select Committee on the BBC's Charter Review
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: BBC Charter: 3rd Report of the Select Committee
Friday, 16 June 2006
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; The review of the BBC's royal charter. BBC Charter Review Select Committee (HL) third report in 2 volumes with evidence.
Thursday, 25 May 2006
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Davies of Oldham | 683 c492-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course, the Government are bound to have an interest in the development of the trust, w...; Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury | 683 c482-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an interesting and informative debate, although what we learned from the nob...; Lord Luke | 683 c486-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by sharing with my noble friend Lord Fowler his disappointment that so few, if any...; Lord Judd | 683 c476-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is good to follow my noble friend Lord Gordon of Strathblane, with whom I am fortunate ...; Lord Lipsey | 683 c479-82 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on a hot, sunny afternoon and when one is speaker number 14 out of 14, one might be forgiv...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 683 c490-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the decision about free licences was taken in relation to the actual cost of buying the li...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 683 c491-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was a member of the Nolan committee when we set up some of these principles. One of the ...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 683 c488-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an invaluable debate with contributions by noble Lords who have considerable...; Lord Fowler | 683 c490 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, everyone understands that this is a social cost in the sense that we are trying to help th...; Lord Macdonald of Tradeston | 683 c441-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased to follow the right reverend prelate the Bishop of Manchester and his thought...; Lord Fowler | 683 c430-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is the third report of the Select Committee, which the House will be relieved to know...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 683 c429-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not have a date for that at the moment, but it is an important part of the new consti...; Bishop of Manchester | 683 c438-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in recent years this House has had several opportunities to address comprehensively the is...; Lord Clement-Jones | 683 c435-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his succinct introduction. However, I want to single out for than...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 683 c429 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I may have missed the point if the Minister made it, but can he clarify the transitional a...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 683 c427-9 (Link to this contribution) rose to move, That this House takes note of the drafts of the BBC’s new charter and the agreement be...; Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | 683 c464-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to take part in this debate today. Unlike many other speakers, ...; Lord Dubs | 683 c466-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to take part in this debate, and I thank my noble f...; Baroness Deech | 683 c469-72 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by declaring my interests: I am a BBC governor. Your Lordships will not see or hea...; Lord Gordon of Strathblane | 683 c472-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the disagreements between the Select Committee and the Government are very succinctly set ...; Lord Bragg | 683 c450-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this could be a crucial debate for broadcasting in Britain. In my judgment we are at a tur...; Lord Gould of Brookwood | 683 c453-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is with some humility and a great deal of trepidation that I follow my noble friend Lor...; Lord Inglewood | 683 c456-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I ought to declare an interest at the outset, as a number of other noble Lords have done. ...; Lord Young of Norwood Green | 683 c460-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Davies and the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for giving us the opp...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 683 c444-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Macdonald, will excuse me if I do not follow him on the issues which ...; Lord Ryder of Wensum | 683 c448-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare interests as a former BBC vice-chairman and as a former chairman of commercial r...
Subjects: Accountability BBC Costs Competition Digital broadcasting Channel Four Television Finance Fees and charges Governing bodies Public appointments Parliamentary scrutiny Political impartiality Public service broadcasting Reviews Royal charters Television licences
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BBC: Charter

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