Broadcasting: Product Placement
Debate between Lord Christopher and Baroness Rawlings
Baroness Rawlings
I am afraid that I cannot remember the details of Ofcom’s regulatory process for people who transgress in this area.
Lord Christopher
My Lords, is it satisfactory simply to brush so much aside by saying, “This is a responsibility of Ofcom”? The broadcasting companies must have signed a contract, and if that contract had been satisfactory it would have included provision for an appropriate contribution to children’s programmes. Would the noble Baroness be good enough to enquire of Ofcom whether it is satisfied that these companies are fulfilling their contracts?
Baroness Rawlings
My Lords, the last Government created Ofcom as an independent regulator. As I think I said earlier, as much as we would like to encourage various different programmes and practices, Ofcom is an independent body.