Amendments proposed to the Communications Bill, As Amended - continued | House of Commons |
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The public service remit for radio
John Robertson [R] NC14 *To move the following Clause:'It shall be the duty of OFCOM to fulfil the purposes of public service radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom by ensuring that musical activity, including live performance, and its diversity are reflected, supported and stimulated by the representation in those services.'.
Broadcasting public interest considerations
Mr Andrew Lansley NC15 *To move the following Clause:'(1) Section 58 of the Enterprise Act (c. 40) (specified considerations) shall be amended as follows. (1) After subsection (2) there shall be inserted "(2A) The need for
(2B) The need for, to the extent that it is reasonable and practicable, a plurality of views in broadcasting television and radio services in each market for broadcast services in the United Kingdom, or a substantial part of the United Kingdom, is specified in this section.'.
Adaptation of role of OFT in initial investigations and reports
Mr Andrew Lansley NC16 *To move the following Clause:'(1) In section 44(3)(b) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), after the word 'concerned', there shall be inserted '(other than a broadcasting public interest consideration). (2) After section 44(5) of that Act there shall be inserted
"(8) In this Part 'broadcasting public interest consideration' means any consideration which, at the time of the giving of the intervention notice concerned
Additional investigation and report by OFCOM: broadcasting mergers
Mr Andrew Lansley NC17 *To move the following Clause:'After section 44 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (investigation and report by OFT in public interest cases) there shall be inserted
(3) The report shall contain
Enforcement powers in relation to broadcasting mergers
Mr Andrew Lansley NC18 *To move the following ClauseIn Schedule 8 to the Enterprise Act 2002 (provision that may be contained in certain enforcement orders) after paragraph 20 there shall be inserted "Broadcasting mergers 20A (1) This paragraph applies in relation to any order
(3) Such provision may, in particular, include provision requiring a person to do, or not to do, particular things. (4) Provision made by virtue of this paragraph may, in particular, include provision
Mr Andrew Lansley 199 *Page 171, line 22 [Clause 193], at end insert'( ) the BBC Charter;'.
Pete Wishart 211 *Page 178, line 30 [Clause 203], at end insert
Pete Wishart 212 *Page 178, line 38 [Clause 203], at end insert'(4C) For the purpose of enabling the Service to carry out its functions, it shall be the duty of each of the persons mentioned in subsection (4D) to provide the Service, free of charge (including any charge arising from royalty payments), with at least 52 hours of new Gaelic programmes per year, with material from their archives, and, in the case of the BBC, with no less than 30 hours of new Gaelic radio programmes per week. (4D) The persons referred to in subsection (4C) are
Pete Wishart 213 *Page 179, line 16 [Clause 203], at end insert(5) The level of the Gaelic Television Fund shall be linked to the retail prices index.'.
Mr John Whittingdale 183 *Page 181, line 10 [Clause 206], at end insert'(c) services that are provided by BBC Worldwide.'.
Nick Harvey 186 *Page 185, line 23 [Clause 211], at end insert'(e) original and new music composition and performance.'.
Mr Andrew Lansley 200 *Page 198, line 10 [Clause 225], leave out from 'section' to end of line 12.
Mr Andrew Lansley 201 *Page 198, line 15 [Clause 225], at end insert'(2A) If the report does not contain a recommendation by OFCOM for the making of an order under this section, the Secretary of State may require OFCOM to prepare a supplementary report in the light of any considerations which the Secretary of State considers relevant. (2B) A supplementary report submitted to the Secretary of State by OFCOM under subsection (3A) may include such recommendations (if any) which OFCOM consider, in the light of the opinion set out in the supplementary report, should be made to the Secretary of State for the exercise by him of
Secretary Tessa Jowell 116 *Page 200 [Clause 227], leave out line 35.
Secretary Tessa Jowell 117 *Page 200, line 37 [Clause 227], leave out 'primarily'.
Secretary Tessa Jowell 118 *Page 200, line 40 [Clause 227], leave out '(with or without relevant ancillary services)'.
Secretary Tessa Jowell 119 *Page 200, line 41 [Clause 227], at end insert'(2A) Where
(2B) Where a person providing the main service provides it with a facility giving access to another service, the other service shall also be taken for the purposes of this section as provided by that person with the main service only if what is comprised in the other service is something over which that person has general control. (2C) A service is a two-way service for the purposes of this section if it is provided by means of an electronic communications network and an essential feature of the service is that the purposes for which it is provided involve the use of that network, or a part of it, both
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