House of Commons Proceedings (Broadcasting)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 November 1966.

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Photo of Dr Michael Winstanley Dr Michael Winstanley , Cheadle 12:00, 24 November 1966

I accept that one can select a part of the tape and show it, but one cannot, as is often done with films—and I think that this is what has led to most of the objections—take out a piece and join it in somewhere else and thus alter the original script.

The Leader of the House said that about 2 per cent. of the total tape would be transmitted. I believe that this is incorrect, or perhaps I should say incomplete. It may be that about 2 per cent. will be transmitted in any one area, but, as from area to area, it will be a different 2 per cent., and therefore the total amount of the recorded material which may be transmitted in various parts of the country may be much more than that figure.