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What information he has concerning the number of broadcasting franchises which have to date been allocated to community radio broadcasters; who are the broadcasters concerned; and on what date they took over the franchise in question.

Asked by
Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 May 1994
Reference
242 c531W;242 c527W
House
House of Commons

Whether the proposal for the nationwide introduction of community radio contained in the 1987 Green Paper Radio: Choices and Opportunities, Cm 92, remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government.

Asked by
Alan Milburn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c419W;242 c415W
House
House of Commons

What recent representations he has received concerning community radio.

Asked by
Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c418W;242 c414W
House
House of Commons

When he last met the Community Radio Association to discuss the future of community radio.

Asked by
Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c418W;242 c414W
House
House of Commons

What information he has concerning those FM frequencies which are to be reserved by the Radio Authority to provide for the future development of community radio.

Asked by
Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c418W;242 c414W
House
House of Commons

What information he has concerning the number of (a) hospital radio stations, (b) community radio groups, (c) student radio stations and (d) radio stations catering for the inmates of institutions for young offenders which currently broadcast in the United Kingdom; and what projections he has made of the growth of...

Asked by
Alan Milburn (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c419W;242 c415W
House
House of Commons

If he will set out his policies for the future management of the radio spectrum; and if he will indicate specifically which elements of the spectrum will be utilised to facilitate the development of community radio.

Asked by
Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c418-9W;242 c414-5W
House
House of Commons

What plans he has to encourage the development of community radio; if he will comment on the extent to which the Radio Authority is seeking to encourage franchise bids from community radio broadcasters.

Asked by
Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 May 1994
Reference
242 c418W;242 c414W
House
House of Commons

What plans he has to redistribute existing BBC local radio wavebands to the commercial sector. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 April 1994
Reference
241 c386W;241 c388W
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on BBC regional autonomy.
Asked by
Lord Maxton (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
18 April 1994
Reference
241 c624
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on centralisation.
Asked by
Cynog Dafis (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
18 April 1994
Reference
241 c623-4
House
House of Commons
What representations he has received concerning autonomy of nations and regions of United Kingdom within the BBC.
Asked by
Cynog Dafis (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
18 April 1994
Reference
241 c623-4
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
18 April 1994
Reference
241 c624
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
18 April 1994
Reference
241 c623-4
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
18 April 1994
Reference
241 c623-4
House
House of Commons

How many representations he has received regarding the operation of the BBC's regional policy during his review of the BBC's Charter in the last 12 months.

Asked by
Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 March 1994
Reference
239 c52W
House
House of Commons

What assessment he has made of the consequences for viewers and for employees of the recent merger of ITV companies.

Asked by
Lord Grocott (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 February 1994
Reference
237 c39W
House
House of Commons

That this House re-affirms its support for locally-based ITV television production which reflects regional identities and interests in keeping with the licences issued to ITV companies under the Broadcasting Act 1990; notes the valuable contribution made by Tyne Tees TV to regional television and the ITV national network; expresses its...

Primary sponsor
Lord Mandelson (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
16 December 1993
Reference
306
House
House of Commons

How many radio stations serve each of the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield. - Table given.

Asked by
Maria Fyfe (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 1993
Reference
234 c638-40W;234 c634-6W
House
House of Commons

Which major British cities have a radio station licensed to serve the entire metropolitan area. - Every major British city at least one licensed local radio service.

Asked by
Maria Fyfe (Labour)
Answering body
Department of National Heritage
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 1993
Reference
234 c639W;234 c635W
House
House of Commons