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Amendments proposed to the Communications Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

536

*Clause 269, page 238, line 30, leave out "'programme" does not include an advertisement' and insert—

'"acquisition", in relation to a programme, includes commissioning and the acquisition of a right to include it in a service or to have it broadcast;"programme" does not include an advertisement; and"programming budget" means the budget for the production and acquisition of qualifying programmes.'.

John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

394

Clause 270, page 238, line 35, leave out from 'is' to 'proportion' in line 36 and insert 'a substantial and significant'.

Mr Simon Thomas

350

Clause 270, page 238, line 36, leave out 'an appropriate' and insert 'a substantial and significant'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

537

*Clause 270, page 239, line 24, at end insert—

'( ) The power to specify descriptions of programmes by order under subsection (6) includes power to confer such discretions on OFCOM as the Secretary of State thinks fit.'.

Mr Simon Thomas

351

Clause 271, page 239, line 45, after 'matters', insert 'and, in respect of Channel 3, matters pertaining to the regions and nations of the United Kingdom'.

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

252

Page 240, line 35, leave out Clause 272.

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.

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

254

Page 242, line 12, leave out Clause 274.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

538

*Clause 276, page 243, line 15, leave out 'that OFCOM consider appropriate' and insert '(if any) that OFCOM consider appropopriate in the case of that service'.

John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

395

Clause 276, page 243, line 17, leave out from first 'that' to end of line and insert 'a substantial and significant'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

539

*Clause 276, page 243, line 17, leave out ', in the case of that service,'.

Mr Simon Thomas

352

Clause 276, page 243, line 17, leave out from 'a' to end of line 19 and insert 'substantial and significant proportion of Channel 3 programmes made in the United Kingdom are programmes made in the regions and nations of the United Kingdom outside the M25 area'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

540

*Clause 276, page 243, line 22, leave out ', in the case of that service,'.

Mr Simon Thomas
John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

353

Clause 276, page 243, line 22, leave out 'suitable' and insert 'wide'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

541

*Clause 276, page 243, line 23, leave out 'and'.

John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

396

Clause 276, page 243, line 24, leave out from 'that' to 'proportion' and insert 'a substantial and significant'.

Mr Simon Thomas

354

Clause 276, page 243, line 24, leave out 'suitable' and insert 'substantial and significant'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

542

*Clause 276, page 243, line 25, leave out from beginning to end of line 27 and insert 'expenditure of the providers of Channel 3 services on Channel 3 programmes made in the United Kingdom is referable to programme production at different production centres outside the M25 area; and

'( )	that the different programme production centres to which that expenditure is referable constitute what appears to OFCOM to be a suitable range of such production centres.'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

543

*Clause 276, page 243, line 31, at end insert—

'( ) The regulatory regime for Channel 5 includes the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing—

(a)	that what appears to OFCOM to be a suitable proportion of the programmes made in the United Kingdom for viewing on that Channel are programmes made in the United Kingdom outside the M25 area;

(b)	that the programmes for such viewing that are made in the United Kingdom outside the M25 area (taken together) constitute what appears to OFCOM to be a suitable range of programmes;

(c)	that what appears to OFCOM to be a suitable proportion of the expenditure of the provider of Channel 5 on programmes made in the United Kingdom for viewing on that Channel is referable to programme production at different production centres outside the M25 area; and

(d)	that the different programme production centres to which that expenditure is referable constitute what appears to OFCOM to be a suitable range of such production centres.'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

544

*Clause 276, page 243, line 40, leave out 'Channel 3 services are provided; and' and insert 'regional Channel 3 services are provided, including any programme made for viewing on a national Channel 3 service other than a regional programme;

"expenditure", in relation to a programme, means—

(a)	expenditure which constitutes an investment in or is otherwise attributable to the making of the programme; or

(b)	expenditure on the commissioning or other acquisition of the programme or on the acquisition of a right to include it in a service or to have it broadcast;'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

545

*Clause 276, page 243, line 42, at end insert 'and

"regional programme" means a programme made with a view to its inclusion in a national Channel 3 service as a programme of particular interest to persons living within a particular area of the United Kingdom.'.

Mr Simon Thomas
John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

355

Clause 276, page 243, line 42, at end add 'and means both network and regional programmes'.

John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

397

Clause 277, page 244, line 5, leave out 'sufficient' and insert 'significant'.

Mr Simon Thomas
John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

356

Clause 277, page 244, line 11, leave out 'suitable' and insert 'significant'.

John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

398

Clause 277, page 244, line 34, leave out 'suitable' and insert 'significant'.

John Robertson
Mr Parmjit Dhanda

399

Clause 277, page 245, line 12, leave out 'suitable' and insert 'significant'.

Mr Simon Thomas

357

Clause 278, page 246, line 9, after first 'the', insert 'regions and nations of the'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

546

*Clause 278, page 246, line 10, leave out 'and'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

547

*Clause 278, page 246, line 13, at end insert—

'( )	that what appears to OFCOM to be a suitable proportion of the expenditure of C4C on programmes made in the United Kingdom for viewing on Channel 4 is referable to programme production at different production centres outside the M25 area; and

( )	that the different programme production centres to which that expenditure is referable constitute what appears to OFCOM to be a suitable range of such production centres.'.

Mr Stephen Timms
Dr Kim Howells

548

*Clause 278, page 246, line 19, after 'section' insert—

'"expenditure", in relation to a programme, means—

(a)	expenditure which constitutes an investment in or is otherwise attributable to the making of the programme; or

(b)	expenditure on the commissioning or other acquisition of the programme or on the acquisition of a right to include it in a service or to have it broadcast;

and'.

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'.

Nick Harvey
Mr Richard Allan

315

Clause 293, page 254, line 29, at end insert—

'(1A) In exercising its functions under subsection (1) OFCOM must ensure that the providers of services to which this section applies provide users of those services with adequate information regarding the availability of and access to subtitling.'.