Select Committee on Broadcasting First Report


Conclusions and recommendations

@ASLINK@1.  @AFLINK@We now believe that there is a case for some further minor changes in the rules. We see this as part of an evolutionary and incremental process of change that has continued since the House was first televised and rules of coverage were first introduced. We do not, however, believe that there needs to be wholesale change in the rules or any lessening of the control that the House has over the way it is portrayed. (Paragraph 9)

@ASLINK@2.  @AFLINK@All of the recommendations on the rules of coverage made in this Report are shown in a consolidated list of the rules of coverage as an annex to this Report. (Paragraph 17)

@ASLINK@3.  @AFLINK@Under the authority the Committee has from the Speaker, we have agreed that these minor changes will be made with immediate effect. (Paragraph 17)

@ASLINK@4.  @AFLINK@The maintenance of a proper record of proceedings remains a primary objective of parliamentary broadcasting and, as the rules of coverage clearly state, "the camera should normally remain on the Member speaking until he or she has finished". (Paragraph 18)

@ASLINK@5.  @AFLINK@We do not feel that there is any case for relaxing the restrictions placed on showing the public galleries at Westminster (Paragraph 20)




 
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