BBC: Dyson Report Debate
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Excerpts(3 years, 7 months ago)
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Baroness Barran (Con)
I can only repeat what I said earlier, which is that that appears to me to sit as an editorial decision for the BBC.
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP) [V]
Does the Minister accept that now is an opportune time for the BBC to acknowledge the serious flaws within the system and to learn the lessons from the failures of the past, not only in the Bashir saga but in other unbalanced reporting of events? Is the mid-term review not an opportunity to have a radical change within the BBC? Are the Government determined to make any fundamental changes necessary?
Baroness Barran (Con)
The mid-term review is really a health check point that was built in to the charter review process to look at the effectiveness of governance and regulation, rather than the more widespread suggestions the noble Lord makes.