Lords Communications Committee

Public service broadcasting report

On 8 April the Committee published its report on public service broadcasting (Second Report of Session 2008-09, HL Paper 61). On 4 June the Committee received the Government's response to the report.

• Report: Public Service Broadcasting: short-term crisis, long-term future?

• Press release: Lords Communications Committee calls for contestable funding to help support broadcast news, drama and arts

• Government response to Public Service Broadcasting report

• Lords Hansard: debate on Public Service Broadcasting

Government Communications

On 26 January 2009 the Committee published its report into Government Communications (First Report of Session 2008-09, HL Paper 7). On 2 April the Committee received the Government's response to the report.

• Report: Government Communications

• Government response to Government Communications report

• Press release: Prime Minister must take responsibility to ensure government departments make accouncements to Parliament not the media

• Lords Hansard: debate on Government Communications

The British film and television industries

On 9 February 2009 the Committee announced that it would be undertaking an inquiry into UK originated content in film and television. The deadline for submitting evidence has now passed.

• Call for Evidence: British film and television industries

• Press release: Lords Communications Committee launches new inquiry into British film and televsion

The ownership of the news

In June 2008, the Committee published its report on The ownership of the news (First Report of Session 2007-08, HL Paper 122). Both the Government and Ofcom responded. A debate on the report was held in the Lords Chamber in November.

• Report: The ownership of the news

• Government response to Ownership of the News (PDF)

• Ofcom's response to Ownership of the News report

• Lords Hansard: debate on the Ownership of the News report

Reports

Public Service Broadcasting: short-term crisis, long-term future? (PDF)
Second Report of Session 2008-09, published 08 April 2009

Government Communications (PDF)
First Report of Session 2008-09, published 26 January 2009

The ownership of the news (PDF)
First Report of Session 2007-08, published 27 June 2008

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