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WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2001
Members present:
| Mrs Helen Clark |
Mr Roger Gale |
| Mr James Gray |
David Hamilton |
| Mr David Lepper |
Mr Iain Luke |
| Mr John Lyons |
Mr Khalid Mahmoud |
| Mr Alan Reid |
1. Election of the Chairman
Mr David Lepper was called to the Chair.
Ordered, That the Chairman do report his election to the House.
2. Premature disclosure of proceedings
Resolved, That the Committee takes note of the provisions on the premature disclosure of Select Committee proceedings and confidentiality of Committee papers set out in the Guide for select committee members.—(The Chairman.)
3. Consideration of the course of proceeding
Resolved, That the Committee visit the broadcasting unit in 7 Millbank, the new televising facilities in Portcullis House and the new permanent facility in the Grand Committee Room.—(The Chairman.)
4. PARBUL directorships
Resolved, That Members of the Broadcasting Committee should be precluded from membership of PARBUL, while at the same time, it would be invaluable for the Chairman of the Committee to be able to report the Committee's views and concerns to PARBUL, and vice versa; therefore the Chairman should be able to attend the PARBUL Board at its request.—(The Chairman.)
5. Any other business
Ordered, That the Chairman write to the Leader of the House requesting that the previous Committee's first Report of 1999–2000, Developments in Parliamentary Broadcasting, be debated.—(Mr Roger Gale.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 May at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2002
Members present:
Mr David Lepper, in the Chair
| Mrs Helen Clark |
Mr Roger Gale |
| Mr James Gray |
David Hamilton |
| Mr Iain Luke |
Mr Alan Reid |
6. Development of Parliamentary Broadcasting
The Committee deliberated.
2. Report from the Director of Parliamentary Broadcasting
Resolved, That the Committee takes note of the report from the Director of Parliamentary Broadcasting.—(The Chairman).
3. Rules of Coverage
Resolved, That the Committee do inquire into the rules of coverage of parliamentary proceedings.—(The Chairman).
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 June at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2002
Members present:
Mr David Lepper, in the Chair
| Mr John Lyons |
Mr Khalid Mahmood |
| Mr Alan Reid |
7. Update of Parliamentary Broadcasting equipment
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 June at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2002
Members present:
Mr David Lepper, in the Chair
| Mr Roger Gale |
Mr James Gray |
| Mr Iain Luke |
Mr John Lyons |
| Mr Alan Reid |
8. Discussion with the representative of C-SPAN
Resolved, That the Committee is grateful to Mr Robert Browning, Director of the
C-SPAN archives, for his briefing on the aims and operation of C-SPAN.—(The Chairman)
9. Roles and responsibilities of the Committee
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Clerk prepare briefing on the powers and responsibilities of the other domestic committees.—(The Chairman.)
3. Update on the First Report of the Broadcasting Committee, Session 1999-2000, the Development of Parliamentary Broadcasting
Resolved, That the Committee should receive a report on Parliament's webcasting experiment in good time to be able to influence decisions taken on the project's future.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee request from the House of Commons Commission papers relevant to the review of the operation and funding of parliamentary broadcasting before the renewal of the PARBUL licenses in 2000.—(Mr Roger Gale.)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 July at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY 2002
Members present:
Mr David Lepper, in the Chair
| Mr Roger Gale |
David Hamilton |
| Mr Iain Luke |
Mr Khalid Mahmood |
| Mr Alan Reid |
10. Rules of coverage inquiry
Resolved, That the Committee takes note of the paper on the rules of coverage of other assemblies from the Director of Parliamentary Broadcasting.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, That the Committee do visit the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh and the Oireachtas in Dublin in connection with its inquiry into the rules of coverage of parliamentary proceedings.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit to Dublin.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2002
Members present:
Mr David Lepper, in the Chair
| Mr Roger Gale |
Mr David Hamilton |
| Mr Khalid Mahmood |
Mr Alan Reid |
11. Rules of coverage inquiry
The Committee deliberated.
12. New camera installation
The Committee further deliberated.
13. Webcasting
Resolved, That the Committee should meet the consultant appointed to report on future options for webcasting.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, that the Committee should seek a concurrent meeting with the Information Committee to consider webcasting before the consultant submits a final report.—(The Chairman.)
14. Sound failure
The Committee further deliberated.
15. Roles and responsibilities of the Domestic Committees
The Committee further deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee should seek a concurrent meeting with the Administration Committee to consider the ongoing trial to allow interviews to be filmed at certain locations within the precincts of the Palace.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned to a day and time to be fixed by the Chairman.
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