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Culture, Media and Sport - Minutes of Evidence[Back to Report]

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 May 2003.

TUESDAY 25 MARCH 2003

Members present:

Mr Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair

Mr Chris Bryant Miss Julie Kirkbride

Mr Frank Doran Ms Debra Shipley

Michael Fabricant John Thurso

Mr Adrian Flook Derek Wyatt

Alan Keen

CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the BBC

Examination of Witnesses
MS CAROLINE THOMSON, Director of Public Policy, and MR FRASER STEEL, Head of Programme Complaints Unit, BBC, examined.

Question Number

511-519
520-539
540-557

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the BBC
Memorandum submitted by the Press Complaints Commission
The Code and the Commission
Protecting the Privacy of Children
Research into public opinion
Strengthening the sanction
The use of sanctions and other effective remedies

APPENDIX I
APPENDIX IX

Examination of Witnesses
MR GUY BLACK, Director, PROFESSOR ROBERT PINKER, Acting-Chairman, MS VIVIEN HEPWORTH, Member, Press Complaints Commission; and MR LES HINTON, Chairman, Code Committee, examined.

558-559
560-579
580-599
600-619
620-639

Memorandum submitted by the Press Standards Board of Finance Limited (Pressbof)

Examination of Witness
SIR HARRY ROCHE, Chairman, Press Standards Board of Finance Ltd, examined.

640-659
660-677