Question for short debate on Wednesday, 4 November 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Harrison. The answering member was Lord Davies of Oldham.

BBC: Humanism

Lords question for short debate on, with reference to the Agreement of July 2006 between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the BBC, what is their assessment of the extent to which the BBC has paid sufficient regard to the importance of reflecting humanism in its programmes.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 714 c95-108GC
Session: 2008-09
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Proceeding contributions: Lord Harrison | 714 c95-7GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, sometimes "Auntie" is hard to love. Recently, the BBC, the venerated home of public servic...; Lord Griffiths of Burry Port | 714 c100-1GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful as a happy Christian to be given this opportunity to find myself surrounded ...; Bishop of Bath and Wells | 714 c101-2GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the opportunity for this debate and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Harrison,...; Baroness Young of Hornsey | 714 c98-100GC (Link to this contribution) I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Harrison, for introducing this debate, which gives us an opportun...; Lord Howard of Rising | 714 c106-7GC (Link to this contribution) I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Harrison, for introducing this debate. I must declare interests w...; Lord Kilclooney | 714 c107GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had not intended to speak in this debate, but having heard some of the contributions, I ...; Lord Warner | 714 c103GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend on securing this debate. I speak from the perspective...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 714 c107-8GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, only a parliamentary genius could have so constrained the debate that everyone’s contribut...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 714 c98GC (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that my noble friend Lord Harrison has given us an opportunity to debate this very im...; Lord Joffe | 714 c104-5GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have always been struck by the incongruity of "Thought for the Day", which offers the re...; Lord Kilclooney | 714 c107GC (Link to this contribution) I was going to be very brief. Perhaps the humanists still want to hear my contribution.; Lord Birt | 714 c102GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Harrison, not only on provoking this extremely interes...; Lord Harrison | 714 c95GC (Link to this contribution) To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with reference to the Agreement of July 2006 between the Secretary ...; Lord Taverne | 714 c105-6GC (Link to this contribution) If we must have "Thought for the Day", it should not necessarily be any old thought. Perhaps a good ...; Lord Colwyn | 714 c107GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that the noble Lord has missed the opportunity to speak in the gap, which was befo...; Lord Macdonald of Tradeston | 714 c103-4GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lord Harrison on initiating this overdue debate about...
Subjects: BBC Broadcasting programmes Radio Television Religious broadcasting Humanism
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BBC: Humanism

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