Clause 12 - Functions of the Content Board
Communications Bill
4:15 pm
Mr Nick Harvey (North Devon, Liberal Democrat)
In circumstances in which a decision had to be made about whether the BBC should form a new service, the question is whether that decision should be made by Ofcom, as a regulator with overwhelming responsibility towards competition—which the hon. Gentleman advances—with, perhaps a note on its desk from the Secretary of State about the cultural issues, or by the Secretary of State with a note on her desk from Ofcom about the competition implications? I suspect that the hon. Gentleman and I would fundamentally differ about the answer.