HC Deb 28 July 1964 vol 699 cc233-4W
36. Mr. Gresham Cooke

asked the Postmaster-General if under Section 14(4) of the Licence and Agreement and under the Television Act he will direct the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Authority to refrain from sending programmes containing explicit and implied statements on both news and feature programmes that are not completely impartial during the pre-General Election period.

Mr. Mawby

No. Both the B.B.C. and I.T.A. already have a duty to treat controversial subjects with impartiality. I am sure that both bodies are always very conscious of this duty.