36. Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Postmaster-General if under Section 14(4) of the Licence and Agreement and under the Television Act he will direct the 234W 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. MawbyNo. 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.