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Amendments proposed to the Communications Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

207

Clause 312, page 269, line 26, leave out 'After publishing the' and insert 'In the preparation of any'.

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

208

Clause 312, page 270, line 6, leave out 'professional organisations' and insert 'organisations, bodies and associations'.

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

209

Clause 313, page 271, line 8, leave out 'themselves'.

Mr Simon Thomas

192

Clause 322, page 278, line 6, at end insert—

'(d)	It shall be allowable for a service provider to enter into a contractual obligation with a third party in pursuance of compliance with paragraph (a) above.

Michael Fabricant
Mr Andrew Lansley

235

Schedule 12, page 387, line 8, at end insert—

'1A(1) It shall be the duty of the BBC to secure that, in each relevant period, not less than the prescribed percentage of the total amount of time allocated to the broadcasting of qualifying programmes in the radio broadcasting services provided by them is allocated to the broadcasting of a range and diversity of independent productions.

(2) In subparagraph (1)—

(a)	the reference to prescribed percentage is a reference to the percentage which the Secretary of State may by order specify;

(b)	the reference to qualifying programmes is a reference to programmes of such description as the Secretary of State may by order specify as describing the programmes that are to be qualifying programmes for the purposes of that section;

(c)	the reference to independent productions is a reference to programmes of such description as the Secretary of State may by order specify as describing the programmes that are to be independent productions for the purposes of that subsection; and

(d)	the reference to a range of independent productions is a reference to a range of programmes in terms of cost of acquisition as well as in terms of the types of programme involved.

(3) Before making an order under subparagraph (2) above the Secretary of State shall consult with OFCOM.

(4) OFCOM shall, in each relevant period, make a report to the Secretary of State on the extent to which the BBC have performed their duty under subparagraph (1) above in that period.'.

Mr Simon Thomas

194

Schedule 12, page 387, line 33, at end insert—

'(2A) In subsubparagraph (2)(b), "mainly" means at least 75 per cent.'.

Mr Simon Thomas

193

Clause 329, page 282, line 41, leave out '£250,000' and insert '£10,000'.

Mr Andrew Lansley
Nick Harvey

Clause 335, page 285, line 12, leave out paragraph (b).

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

229

Clause 335, page 285, leave out line 12 and insert—

'(b)	paragraphs 2 and 6 (disqualification of religious bodies and advertising agencies).'.

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

230

Clause 335, page 285, line 13, leave out subsections (2) and (3).

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

231

Clause 335, page 286, line 30, leave out subsections (5), (6) and (7).

Mr Andrew Lansley

Page 286, line 41, leave out Clause 336.

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

Clause 338, page 288, line 24, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—

'(1) Subsection (9) of section 32 of the 1990 Act (limits on participation in nominated news providers) shall cease to have effect.'

Mr Andrew Lansley

Clause 347, page 296, line 38, leave out 'three' and insert 'two'.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Clause 347, page 296, line 38, leave out 'to (5)' and insert 'and (4)'.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Clause 347, page 296, line 43, leave out 'a selection' and insert 'a sequence of at least two selections'.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Clause 347, page 297, line 3, leave out subsection (5).

Nick Harvey
Mr Richard Allan

210

Clause 348, page 299, line 10, at end insert—

'"must-distribute services" means the services for the time being listed in section [conditions applying to satellite packagers];'

Nick Harvey
Mr Richard Allan

211

Clause 348, page 300, line 8, at end insert—

'"satellite package" and "satellite packager" are to be construed in accordance with section [definition of satellite packaging];'

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

122

Clause 355, page 307, line 7, at end add—

'(4) OFCOM's competition functions should form part of the review of regulatory burdens by OFCOM as described in section 6.'.

Mr Andrew Lansley

Clause 364, page 312, line 41, at end insert—

'(3CC) The condition in subsection (3C) will not be satisfied if, in relation to the supply of newspapers of any description considered, the total circulation of those newspapers does not exceed 50,000 on a daily or a weekly basis as appropriate.'.

Mr Andrew Lansley
Nick Harvey

Clause 377, page 320, line 25, at end insert 'and broadcast radio and television services'.

Mr Andrew Lansley
Nick Harvey

Clause 377, page 320, line 36, at end insert—

'(4A) Any report to the Secretary of State on a review carried out prior to the coming into force of section [broadcasting public interest considerations] must set out OFCOM's recommendations on whether that section ought to be brought into force.

(4B) Any report to the Secretary of State on a review carried out after the coming into force of section [broadcasting public interest considerations] must set out OFCOM's recommendations on the exercise by the Secretary of State of his powers under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act in connection with broadcast radio and television services.'.

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

123

Schedule 17, page 472, line 42, at end insert—

'Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967

36A In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments and authorities subject to investigation), there shall be inserted (at the appropriate place in alphabetical order) the following entry—

"	Office of Communications".'.

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

Schedule 19, page 531, line 7, at end insert—

'Section 32(9).'.

Mr Andrew Lansley

170

Schedule 19, page 533, leave out line 40.

NEW CLAUSES

Broadcasting public interest considerations

Mr Andrew Lansley
Nick Harvey

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Section 58 of the Enterprise Act (c. 40) (specified considerations) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (2), there shall be inserted—

(a)	accurate and impartial presentation of news and factual content in television and radio programming; and

(b)	free expression of opinion in broadcast television and radio services

is specified in this section.

(2B) The need for, to the extent that it is reasonable and practicable, a plurality of views in broadcasting television and radio services is specified in this section.".'.

Duty to establish and maintain Competition Board

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) It shall be the duty of OFCOM to establish and maintain a committee to be known as "the Competition Board".

(2) The Competition Board shall consist of—

(a)	a chairman appointed by OFCOM; and

(b)	such number of other members appointed by OFCOM as OFCOM may determine.

(3) In appointing a person OFCOM must have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the persons appointed are experts, both users and suppliers of electronic communications, working in the industry who have a commercial knowledge of the market.

(4) Before appointing a person to be chairman or another member of the Competition Board, OFCOM must satisfy themselves that he will not have any direct financial or other interest which would be likely prejudicially to affect the carrying out by him of any of his functions as chairman or member of the Competition Board.'.