Baroness Grender
Main Page: Baroness Grender (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Lord Ashton of Hyde
My Lords, the noble Lord is exactly right. There are many reasons why audibility could be a problem. However, the fact is that it is the responsibility of broadcasters to produce programmes that are audible under normal conditions, and they always try to do that. At the end of the day, no broadcaster wants to make programmes that people cannot hear.
Baroness Grender (LD)
My Lords, does the Minister agree that now more than ever the BBC is needed to deliver real news and ditch fake news, especially on a day when our own Prime Minister has condemned the National Trust for something it has not done while she is trying to do deals in a country where, if you tried to organise an Easter egg hunt, you would probably end up in prison?
Lord Ashton of Hyde
All the channels have a responsibility to provide impartial news and are regulated by Ofcom, including, very soon, the BBC.