HC Deb 04 March 1994 vol 238 cc924-5W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what inquiry he intends to carry out before decisions are taken on the issue of cross-media ownership and its consequences; and whether he proposes to issue a Green Paper on the subject to stimulate widespread public discussion.

Mr. Brooke

I invited written representations from the industry by 25 February. These are now being considered by an inter-departmental group of officials, who will seek meetings to supplement the material they have received. I have no plans to publish a Green Paper.

Mr. Aspinwall

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which organisations have made representations concerning the review of cross-media ownership rules; and how these will be handled.

Mr. Brooke

We have received 49 representations, from those listed, and have had an indication that others may yet make late submissions. All these representations will be carefully considered by an inter-departmental group, with the aim of concluding the review by the summer. Officials will supplement the written material they have received by meetings with the industry.

  • Actors' Church Union
  • Associated Newspapers Ltd.
  • Association of British Editors
  • Association of Independent Radio Companies Ltd.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • British Film Institute
  • British Media Industry Group
  • Broadcasting Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)
  • Broadcasting for Scotland Campaign
  • Broadcasting Standards Council
  • Brodies (Solicitors)
  • British Sky Broadcasting Ltd.
  • Cable Television Association
  • Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
  • Carlton Communications plc
  • EMAP plc
  • Enterprise Radio Holdings Ltd.
  • Roger Gale Esq, MP
  • GMTV Ltd.
  • Guardian Media Group plc
  • GWR Group plc
  • Hammond Suddards (Solicitors)
  • Hooper Communications
  • The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers Ltd.
  • Independent Television Commission
  • Institute of Local Television
  • Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
    • 925
  • Interspace
  • ITN
  • LWT
  • Mercury Communications Ltd.
  • Midland Indepedent Newspapers Ltd.
  • National Union of Journalists
  • National Viewers' and Listeners' Association
  • News International plc
  • The Newspaper Society
  • Pearson plc
  • The Radio Authority
  • S4C
  • Scottish Newspaper Publishers' Association
  • Scottish Television plc
  • SelecTV plc
  • The Telegraph plc
  • Trinity International Holdings plc
  • Ulster Television plc
  • Virgin Radio Ltd.
  • Voice of the Listener and Viewer
  • University of Westminster (Centre for Communication and Information studies)
  • The Writers Guild of Great Britain