Amendments proposed to the Communications Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Andrew Lansley

302

*Clause     193,     page     171,     line     31,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   It shall be the duty of the BBC to provide OFCOM with any information which OFCOM may reasonably require for the purposes of carrying out their functions under the agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or other functions under this Act.'.

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Mr Andrew Lansley

300

*Page     173,     line     9,     leave out Clause 197.

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

283

Clause     199,     page     174,     line     11,     leave out from 'Authority' to end of line 14 and insert 'must use part of the signals carrying S4C to provide subtitling in relation to programmes included in the service and may use part of those signals to provide other services which are ancillary to programmes included in S4C and which are directly related to their contents.'.

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Mr Andrew Lansley

304

*Clause     224,     page     196,     line     33,     leave out from 'section' to end of line 35.

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

121

Clause     231,     page     202,     line     44,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   The amount of the penalty under this section is to be such an amount as OFCOM determine to be—

(a)	appropriate; and

(b)	proportionate to the contravention in respect of which it is imposed.'.

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Mr Andrew Lansley

303

*Clause     257,     page     225,     line     43,     leave out subsection (2) and insert—

    '(2)   The public service remit for every Channel 3 service is the provision of a range of high quality and diverse programming which, in particular, makes a significant contribution to meeting the need for the licensed public service channels to reflect the tastes and interests of different communities and cultural traditions within nations and regions of the United Kingdom.

    (2A)   The public service remit for Channel 5 is the provision of a range of high quality and diverse programming.'.

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Mr Simon Thomas

212

Clause     60,     page     60,     line     31,     at end insert—

'(g)	television services for the deaf and visually impaired so far as provided in digital form.'.

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

252

Page     240,     line     35,     leave out Clause 272.

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

256

Clause     273,     page     242,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   It shall be the duty of OFCOM to carry out a review of the operation of the provisions of section 272 of this Act and section 32 of the 1990 Act no more than 12 months after the commencement of this section.'.

   

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

253

Page     242,     line     1,     leave out Clause 273.

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

254

Page     242,     line     12,     leave out Clause 274.

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

285

Clause     293,     page     254,     line     21,     leave out 'from time to time' and insert 'at least once every three years'.

   

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

284

Clause     293,     page     255,     line     41,     at end insert—

    '(9A)   It shall be the duty of OFCOM to collate and publish at least once each year details of the extent to which every service to which this section applies has met the obligations referred to in subsection (3).'.

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Brian White

243

Clause     299,     page     258,     line     34,     after 'channels', insert—

'(aa)

the listing and promotion of programmes accompanied by aids to viewing including subtitling, audio-description and signing;'.

   

Mr Simon Thomas

191

Clause     299,     page     258,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   In Wales, due prominence means parity of access to the full range of S4C digital programmes.'.

   

Brian White

244

Clause     299,     page     258,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   The code must include minimum requirements and best practice guidance on making electronic programme guides accessible to people who are blind, partially sighted or have other disabilities.'.

   

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

255

Clause     299,     page     258,     leave out lines 38 and 39 and insert—

'(a)	those television programme services known as BBC1 and BBC2 provided by the BBC in digital form.'.

   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

271

Clause     299,     page     259,     line     18,     leave out subsection (7).

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

205

Clause     307,     page     265,     line     14,     leave out 'unsuitable' and insert 'misleading or offensive'.

   

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

206

Clause     307,     page     265,     line     16,     leave out 'unsuitable' and insert 'misleading or offensive'.

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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'.

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

209

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

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

286

Clause     322,     page     277,     line     41,     after 'programme', insert '(including any subtitling or other services relating that programme)'.

   

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.

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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.'.

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Mr Simon Thomas

193

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

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Mr Andrew Lansley
Nick Harvey

21

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).'.

Prepared 7 Jan 2003