Broadcasting: Public Sector Content Debate
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Lord Hamilton of Epsom
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Broadcasting: Public Sector Content
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Lord Ashton of Hyde
I can do better than that. I will repeat what the Secretary of State said to the DCMS shadow Secretary of State:
“The Government has made clear that if the Ofcom report concludes that there is a problem with the current prominence regime that needs fixing with the legislation, then we will look to bring that forward”.
Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con)
My Lords, does public sector content include “Songs of Praise”, which the BBC insists on moving about to different times on Sunday, presumably with the ambition that it should eventually lose its audience altogether?
Lord Ashton of Hyde
As my noble friend knows well, editorial decisions are for the BBC, not the Government.