Health and Social Care Bill

Debate between Baroness Rawlings and Lord Campbell-Savours

Thursday 8th March 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Campbell-Savours]

So that we can have it absolutely on the record, is the noble Lord saying that a teaching hospital in central London—

[Baroness Rawlings]

My Lords, we are on Report.

[Lord Campbell-Savours]

It is a very important question.

[Baroness Rawlings]

My Lords, it must be a brief question.

News Corporation/BSkyB Merger

Debate between Baroness Rawlings and Lord Campbell-Savours

Thursday 3rd March 2011 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Rawlings]

My noble friend Lord Elton is absolutely right to say that it is 39.1 per cent, but I cannot give him any further details about further permissions because they are not in my briefing.

[Lord Campbell-Savours]

My Lords, I should like to follow up the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Howe of Idlicote. What pressures can be exerted by BSkyB for an accelerated reduction in the subsidy paid to Sky News over the coming years, thereby reducing the quality of news output by Sky News?

[Baroness Rawlings]

The noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, asks me about the subsidy to Sky News. I am not aware of any subsidy to Sky News as yet; and, if there is a subsidy, I am sure it will be published for everyone to see.