BBC: Brexit Debate
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Viscount Colville of Culross
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BBC: Brexit
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Lord Ashton of Hyde
I think the BBC does a very difficult job well, but it is for members of the public, including noble Lords, to follow the complaints procedure—which is easy to do. The BBC receives, I think, 200,000 comments on its programmes per year. As I said before, Ofcom is there to make sure they stay within the code.
Viscount Colville of Culross (CB)
My Lords, as we abandon EU institutions, does the Minister agree that we should be bolstering rather than bashing our great British institutions? One of the most internationally respected and well-known of those that need bolstering is the BBC.
Lord Ashton of Hyde
The BBC needs support when it does things well; it also needs to get its house in order when it does things wrongly.