Commons Sitting of 9 May 1990 Series 6 Vol. 172

    c175
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c175
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
        2. cc175-7
      1. Hostages 1,190 words
        2. cc177-9
      2. German Unification 891 words
        3. cc179-80
      3. Lithuania 912 words
        4. cc180-2
      4. Kashmir 666 words
        5. cc182-4
      5. Visas 928 words
        6. cc184-5
      6. Hong Kong 613 words
        7. cc185-7
      7. Romania 1,014 words
        8. cc187-8
      8. Guatemala 361 words
        9. cc188-90
      9. EC General Affairs Council 1,023 words
        10. c190
      10. Angola 266 words
        11. cc190-1
      11. Eastern Europe (Elections) 422 words
        12. cc191-2
      12. Hostages 168 words
    2. BILL PRESENTED
        3. c192
      1. SAFEGUARDS FOR RESIDENTS IN REGISTERED HOMES 124 words
    cc193-4
  4. Numbering of Premises 791 words
    5. c194
  5. NUMBERING OF PREMISES 58 words
  6. Orders of the Day
      7. cc195-358
    1. Broadcasting Bill 8 words
      1. Clause 4
          2. cc195-204
        1. GENERAL LICENCE CONDITIONS 5,229 words
      2. Schedule 2
          3. cc204-57
        1. RESTRICTIONS ON THE HOLDING OF LICENCES 29,706 words, 1 division
        cc257-60
      3. 'POWER TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION BY PERSONS OTHER THAN LICENCE HOLDERS 2,208 words, 1 division
      4. Clause 6
          5. c260
        1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AS TO LICENSED SERVICES 26 words
      5. Clause 8
          6. c261
        1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO ADVERTISEMENTS 51 words
      6. Clause 11
          7. c261
        1. USE BY COMMISSION OF RECORDINGS ETC. TO MONITOR PROGRAMMES 141 words
      7. Clause 12
          8. c261
        1. AUDIENCE RESEARCH 57 words
      8. Clause 14
          9. cc261-6
        1. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHANNEL 3 2,877 words
      9. Clause 15
          10. cc266-85
        1. APPLICATIONS FOR CHANNEL 3 LICENCES 10,956 words
      10. Clause 16
          11. cc285-91
        1. PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES 3,061 words
      11. Clause 17
          12. cc291-5
        1. AWARD OF LICENCE TO PERSON SUBMITTING HIGHEST CASH BID 2,383 words, 1 division
      12. Clause 18
          13. cc295-6
        1. HOLDER OF CHANNEL 3 LICENCE TO GIVE SECURITY AGAINST FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPOSED SERVICE 358 words
      13. Clause 19
          14. c296
        1. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN RESPECT OF CHANNEL 3 LICENCES 23 words
      14. Clause 20
          15. c296
        1. DURATION AND RENEWAL OF CHANNEL 3 LICENCES 169 words
      15. Clause 21
          16. c296
        1. THE CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION CORPORATION 22 words
      16. Schedule 3
          17. c296
        1. THE CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 125 words
      17. Clause 24
          18. c297
        1. REVENUE DEFICITS OF CORPORATION TO BE FUNDED BY CHANNEL 3 LICENSEES 382 words
      18. Clause 25
          19. c297
        1. APPLICATION OF EXCESS REVENUES OF CORPORATION 64 words
      19. Clause 26
          20. c298
        1. CHANNEL 5 48 words
      20. Clause 27
          21. c298
        1. APPLICATION TO CHANNEL 5 OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHANNEL 3 50 words
      21. Clause 28
          22. cc298-9
        1. CHANNEL 5 LICENSEE REQUIRED TO RETUNE EQUIPMENT SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERFERENCE 495 words
      22. Clause 29
          23. cc299-303
        1. PROVISION OF NEWS ON CHANNELS 3 AND 5 2,444 words
      23. Clause 30
          24. cc303-4
        1. NOMINATION OF BODIES TO PROVIDE NEWS FOR CHANNEL 3 806 words
      24. Clause 31
          25. c305
        1. SCHOOLS PROGRAMMES 50 words
      25. Clause 32
          26. cc305-10
        1. SUBTITLING FOR THE DEAF 3,038 words
      26. Clause 33
          27. c310
        1. PARTY POLITICAL BROADCASTS 47 words
      27. Clause 34
          28. c310
        1. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 16 words
      28. Clause 35
          29. c311
        1. POWER TO DIRECT LICENSEE TO PUBLISH APOLOGY OR NOT TO REPEAT PROGRAMME 256 words
      29. Clause 36
          30. c311
        1. POWER TO IMPOSE FINANCIAL PENALTY OR SHORTEN LICENCE PERIOD 33 words
      30. Clause 37
          31. c311
        1. POWER TO REVOKE CHANNEL 3 OR 5 LICENCE 66 words
      31. Clause 38
          32. c312
        1. DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC SATELLITE SERVICES 272 words
      32. Clause 39
          33. c312
        1. LICENSING ETC. OF DOMESTIC SATELLITE SERVICES 25 words
      33. Clause 41
          34. c312
        1. LICENSABLE PROGRAMME SERVICES 113 words
      34. Clause 42
          35. c313
        1. LICENSING ETC. OF LICENSABLE PROGRAMME SERVICES 128 words
      35. Clause 43
          36. c313
        1. ADDITIONAL SERVICES 98 words
      36. Clause 44
          37. cc313-4
        1. LICENSING OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES 500 words
      37. Clause 45
          38. c314
        1. APPLICATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES LICENCES 198 words
      38. Clause 46
          39. c315
        1. PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR, AND AWARDING OF, LICENCES 255 words
      39. Clause 47
          40. c315
        1. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN RESPECT OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES LICENCES 14 words
      40. Clause 48
          41. cc315-6
        1. DURATION OF LICENCES, AND RENEWAL OF LICENCES FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES ON ASSIGNED FREQUENCIES 228 words
      41. Clause 51
          42. c316
        1. WELSH AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE IN EXISTENCE AS SIANEL PEDWAR CYMRU 16 words
      42. Schedule 4
          43. c316
        1. THE WELSH AUTHORITY: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 14 words
      43. Clause 52
          44. c316
        1. FUNCTION AND DUTIES OF WELSH AUTHORITY 68 words
      44. Clause 53
          45. c316
        1. SOURCES OF PROGRAMMES FOR S4C 194 words
      45. Clause 54
          46. c317
        1. REQUIREMENTS TO BE COMPLIED WITH IN RELATION TO S4C PROGRAMMES IN WELSH 132 words
      46. Clause 55
          47. c317
        1. ADVERTISING ON S4C 16 words
      47. Clause 56
          48. cc317-9
        1. FUNDING OF WELSH AUTHORITY 1,066 words
      48. Clause 59
          49. c319
        1. ASSIGNMENT OF FREQUENCIES BY SECRETARY OF STATE 48 words
      49. Clause 60
          50. cc319-22
        1. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSMISSION OF CHANNELS 3, 4 AND 5 AND S4C 1,629 words
      50. Clause 66
          51. c322
        1. LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICES 36 words
      51. Clause 67
          52. c322
        1. LICENSING OF LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICES 14 words
      52. Clause 68
          53. cc322-3
        1. APPLICATIONS OF LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICES 227 words
      53. Clause 70
          54. cc323-4
        1. AWARD OF LICENCE TO PERSON SUBMITTING HIGHEST CASH BID 586 words
      54. Clause 71
          55. c324
        1. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN RESPECT OF LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICES 14 words
      55. Clause 72
          56. c324
        1. DURATION AND RENEWAL OF LOCAL DELIVERY LICENCES 108 words
      56. Clause 73
          57. cc324-5
        1. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO RELAYING OF FOREIGN SATELLITE PROGRAMMES 73 words
      57. Clause 77
          58. c325
        1. THE RADIO AUTHORITY 16 words
      58. Schedule 6
          59. c325
        1. THE RADIO AUTHORITY: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 25 words
      59. Clause 78
          60. c325
        1. REGULATION BY AUTHORITY OF INDEPENDENT RADIO SERVICES 115 words
      60. Clause 79
          61. cc325-9
        1. LICENSING FUNCTIONS OF AUTHORITY 1,850 words
      61. Clause 80
          62. c329
        1. LICENCES UNDER PART III 122 words
      62. Clause 81
          63. c329
        1. GENERAL LICENCE CONDITIONS. 132 words
      63. Clause 84
          64. cc329-30
        1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AS TO LICENSED SERVICES 252 words
      64. Clause 85
          65. c330
        1. GENERAL CODE FOR PROGRAMMES 52 words
      65. Clause 86
          66. c330
        1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO ADVERTISEMENTS 53 words
      66. Clause 87
          67. c330
        1. CONTROL OF ADVERTISEMENTS 62 words
      67. Clause 89
          68. c330
        1. USE BY AUTHORITY OF RECORDINGS ETC. TO MONITOR PROGRAMMES 163 words
      68. Clause 90
          69. c331
        1. AUDIENCE RESEARCH 59 words
      69. Clause 92
          70. cc331-3
        1. APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL LICENCES 1,197 words
      70. Clause 93
          71. c333
        1. PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL LICENCES 49 words
      71. Clause 94
          72. cc333-4
        1. AWARD OF NATIONAL LICENCE TO PERSON SUBMITTING HIGHEST CASH BID 353 words
      72. Clause 95
          73. c334
        1. HOLDER OF NATIONAL LICENCE TO GIVE SECURITY AGAINST FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPOSED SERVICE 268 words
      73. Clause 96
          74. c334
        1. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN RESPECT OF NATIONAL LICENCES 19 words
      74. Clause 97
          75. c335
        1. APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER LICENCES 267 words
      75. Clause 98
          76. c335
        1. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO GRANT OF LOCAL LICENCES 52 words
      76. Clause 99
          77. c335
        1. REQUIREMENTS AS TO QUALITY AND COVERAGE OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL SERVICES 14 words
      77. Clause 100
          78. c335
        1. PARTY POLITICAL BROADCASTS 52 words
      78. Clause 101
          79. c336
        1. POWER TO REQUIRE SCRIPTS ETC. OR PUBLICATION OF APOLOGY 44 words
      79. Clause 102
          80. c336
        1. POWER TO IMPOSE FINANCIAL PENALTY OR SUSPEND OR SHORTEN LICENCE PERIOD 17 words
      80. Clause 103
          81. c336
        1. POWER TO REVOKE LICENCES 53 words
      81. Clause 104
          82. c336
        1. LICENSABLE SOUND PROGRAMME SERVICES 97 words
      82. Clause 106
          83. c336
        1. ADDITIONAL SERVICES 43 words
      83. Clause 107
          84. cc336-7
        1. LICENSING OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES 127 words
      84. Clause 108
          85. c337
        1. APPLICATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES LICENCES 201 words
      85. Clause 109
          86. cc337-8
        1. PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE AUTHORITY IN CONNECTION WITH CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR, AND AWARDING OF, LICENCES 236 words
      86. Clause 110
          87. c338
        1. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO BE MADE IN RESPECT OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES LICENCES 25 words
      87. Clause 114
          88. c338
        1. CERTAIN RECEIPTS OF AUTHORITY TO BE PAID INTO CONSOLIDATED FUND 69 words
      88. Clause 115
          89. c338
        1. FREQUENCY PLANNING AND GENERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 46 words
      89. Clause 118
          90. c338
        1. INTERPRETATION OF PART III 20 words
      90. SCHEDULE 7
          91. cc338-9
        1. SCHEME PROVIDING FOR DIVISION OF ASSETS OF IBA 307 words
      91. Schedule 8
          92. c339
        1. SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISSOLUTION OF CABLE AUTHORITY 83 words
      92. Schedule 10
          93. c339
        1. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXISTING CABLE SERVICES 34 words
      93. Clause 122
          94. c339
        1. INITIAL GOVERNMENT HOLDING IN NOMINATED COMPANY 21 words
      94. Schedule 11
          95. c339
        1. THE BROADCASTING COMPLAINTS COMMISSION: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 20 words
      95. Clause 129
          96. c339
        1. FUNCTION OF BCC 19 words
      96. Clause 131
          97. c340
        1. CONSIDERATION OF COMPLAINTS 300 words
      97. Clause 132
          98. c340
        1. PUBLICATION OF BCC's FINDINGS 73 words
      98. Clause 135
          99. c340
        1. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS COST OF BCC 68 words
      99. Schedule 12
          100. c341
        1. THE BROADCASTING STANDARDS COUNCIL: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 158 words
      100. Clause 138
          101. c341
        1. PREPARATION BY COUNCIL OF CODE RELATING TO BROADCASTING STANDARDS 12 words
      101. Clause 139
          102. c341
        1. MONITORING BY COUNCIL OF BROADCASTING STANDARDS 27 words
      102. Clause 140
          103. cc341-2
        1. CONSIDERATION BY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINTS RELATING TO BROADCASTING STANDARDS 225 words
      103. Clause 141
          104. c342
        1. CONSIDERATION OF COMPLAINTS 173 words
      104. Clause 142
          105. c342
        1. PUBLICATION OF COUNCIL'S FINDINGS 73 words
      105. Clause 143
          106. c342
        1. POWER OF COUNCIL TO UNDERTAKE OR COMMISSION ESEARCH 96 words
      106. Clause 146
          107. c342
        1. ANNUAL REPORTS 19 words
      107. Clause 147
          108. c343
        1. INTERPRETATION OF PART VI 15 words
      108. Clause 148
          109. c343
        1. OBSCENITY IN PROGRAMME SERVICES: ENGLAND AND WALES 93 words
      109. Schedule 13
          110. c343
        1. APPLICATION OF 1959 ACT TO TELEVISION AND SOUND PROGRAMMES 253 words
      110. Clause 149
          111. cc343-4
        1. OBSCENITY IN PROGRAMME SERVICES: SCOTLAND 141 words
      111. Clause 157
          112. c344
        1. OFFENCE OF ALLOWING PREMISES TO BE USED FOR PURPOSE OF UNLAWFUL BROADCASTING 13 words
      112. Clause 158
          113. c344
        1. PROHIBITION OF ACTS FACILITATING UNAUTHORISED BROADCASTING 39 words
      113. Clause 159
          114. c344
        1. AMENDMENTS OF THE MARINE, &C., BROADCASTING (OFFENCES) ACT 1967 56 words
      114. Clause 160
          115. c344
        1. AMENDMENTS OF PROVISIONS OF 1949 ACT RELATING TO PENALTIES AND FORFEITURE 13 words
      115. Clause 161
          116. c344
        1. EXTENSION OF SEARCH AND SEIZURE POWERS IN RELATION TO UNLAWFUL BROADCASTING ETC. 42 words
      116. Clause 163
          117. cc345-6
        1. USE AS RIGHT OF SOUND RECORDINGS IN BROADCAST AND CABLE PROGRAMME SERVICES 976 words
      117. Clause 164
          118. cc346-8
        1. DUTY TO PROVIDE ADVANCE INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAMMES 1,211 words
      118. Clause 166
          119. c349
        1. OFFENCE OF SUPPORTING PROSCRIBED FOREIGN SATELLITE SERVICES 15 words
      119. Clause 168
          120. cc349-58
        1. RESTRICTIONS ON INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EVENTS 5,435 words, 1 division
  7. Clause 171
      8. cc358-60
    1. DUTIES OF BBC AS RESPECTS INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS 1,225 words
  8. Clause 173
      9. cc360-1
    1. POWER TO GIVE BROADCASTING BODIES ETC. DIRECTIONS RELATING 'TO INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS 527 words
  9. Clause 177
      10. c361
    1. NOTICES 92 words
  10. Clause 178
      11. cc362-3
    1. REGULATIONS AND ORDERS 751 words
  11. Clause 179
      12. c363
    1. PROGRAMME SERVICES 27 words
  12. Clause 180
      13. c363
    1. GENERAL INTERPRETATION 42 words
  13. Clause 181
      14. c363
    1. CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 34 words
  14. Schedule 16
      15. c363
    1. MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 44 words
      2. c364
    2. `RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT I976 (c.34) 22 words
      3. c364
    3. COMPETITION ACT I98o (C.2I) 201 words
  15. Schedule 17
      16. c364
    1. REPEALS 44 words
  16. New Schedule
      17. cc364-8
    1. `AMENDMENTS OF THE MARINE, &C., BROADCASTING (OFFENCES) ACT I967 85 words
        2. cc364-5
      1. Unlawful broadcasting from within prescribed areas of the high seas 318 words
        2. cc365-6
      2. Prohibition of management of stations broadcasting from ships, aircraft etc. 452 words
        3. cc366-8
      3. Powers of enforcement in relation to marine offences under this Act. 1,380 words
    2. PETITIONS
        3. cc369-70
      1. Local Government Finance 603 words
        2. cc371-6
      2. Haemophilia 3,277 words