IX. CONCLUSION
117. In conclusion, we should like to comment briefly
on the future of the Committee itself.
118. We believe there is still a role for a Broadcasting
Committee. The variety and breadth of its responsibilities are
well illustrated in this Report. It would not be appropriate to
transfer those responsibilities to the Administration Committee,
as has been proposed by the Braithwaite Report.[41]
119. The Broadcasting Committee has carried out its
duties quietly and efficiently. The broadcasting of Parliament
continues to grow and there is a remarkable consensus between
the parties and administrators that things are going well.
120. Procedural or adopted methods should not be
set in stone; with time, new ideas and new technologies or systems
may well have to be considered. Whilst the current arrangements
work well, the Committee is alert to the need to adapt: and it
has the strength and flexibility to do so. The Committee is conscious
of the links between its remit and that of the Information Committee
and will therefore, under the terms of Standing Order No. 142,
seek to discuss and explore those shared interests and concerns.
41 Review of Management and Services: Report to
the House of Commons Commission by a team led by Mr Michael
Braithwaite, HC (1998-99) 745, paragraphs 15.36 and 15.37. Back
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