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

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

20

Page     286,     line     41,     leave out Clause 336.


   

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

44

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 John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

257

Clause     338,     page     288,     line     25,     leave out '40 per cent.' and insert '60 per cent.'.

   

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

258

Clause     338,     page     288,     line     42,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   It shall be the duty of OFCOM to carry out a review of the operation of the provisions of subsections (8) to (11) of section 32 of the 1990 Act no later than 12 months after the commencement of this section.'.


   

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

259

Clause     343,     page     293,     line     35,     leave out from 'respects"' to end of line 36.

   

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

260

Clause     343,     page     293,     line     37,     leave out subsection (2).


   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

272

Schedule     15,     page     438,     line     34,     leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert—

    '(3) In paragraph 2(1) (persons disqualified from membership of the Corporation), for paragraphs (b) to (d) there shall be substituted "or

                (b)   a member or employee of OFCOM.".'.


   

Mr Andrew Lansley

17

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

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

18

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

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

19

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

   

Mr Andrew Lansley

16

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 John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

261

Clause     362,     page     311,     line     23,     leave out from '(2B)' to end of line 25.

   

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

262

Clause     362,     page     311,     leave out line 29 and insert—

    '(10)   Paragraph 3(2) and (3) of Schedule 7 to the Enterprise Act 2002 shall apply in relation to subsection (9) as they apply in relation to paragraph 3(1) of that Schedule but with the substitution for the references to OFCOM of references to the Secretary of State.'.


   

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

263

Page     311,     line     30,     leave out Clause 363.


   

Mr Andrew Lansley

24

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 John Whittingdale
Mr John Greenway
Mr Andrew Robathan
Mr Mark Hoban

264

Page     313,     line     40,     leave out Clause 365.


   

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

265

Page     314,     line     11,     leave out Clause 366.


   

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

266

Page     315,     line     13,     leave out Clause 368.


   

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

267

Clause     369,     page     317,     line     5,     leave out 'OFCOM'.


   

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

268

Page     317,     line     7,     leave out Clause 370.


   

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

269

Page     317,     line     25,     leave out Clause 371.


   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Nick Harvey

25

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

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Nick Harvey

26

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 Andrew Lansley

305

*Schedule     17,     page     498,     line     40,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   The provisions of subsection (2) shall not apply to charges in respect of grants of recognised spectrum access.'.


   

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

273

Schedule     18,     page     508,     line     15,     leave out '17' and insert '16'.

   

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

270

Schedule     18,     page     525,     line     11,     leave out 'and OFCOM'.


   

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

45

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—

          "(2A)   The need for—

          (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.".'.

 
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