Communications Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:06 pm on 3 December 2002.

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Photo of Michael Fabricant Michael Fabricant Conservative, Lichfield 5:06, 3 December 2002

The right hon. Lady helpfully explained the scrutiny process relating to independent television production, but why did not the Committee, and why does not the Bill, examine the thorny question of independent radio production quotas? The right hon. Lady will know that the BBC has set itself an internal requirement to produce a minimum 10 per cent. quota. Why is that not enshrined in the Bill? If the principle is all right for television, why is it not all right for radio?