§ Mr. Cryerasked the Lord President of the Council what conditions were laid down in the agreement whereby the British Broadcasting Corporation has been permited to film procedures in the House; who granted such permission; and whether such facilities will be granted to any other applicants.
§ Mr. BiffenThe BBC was granted permission by the Services Committee to make a television film within the Palace of Westminster about the history and architecture of the Palace and the work which goes on there. General 493W guidelines have been laid down by the Services Committee which permit exceptions to be made in this instance from some of the normal rules governing filming in the Palace. However, certain basic principles remain. No proceeding of the House may be filmed; the House collectively and Members individually are not to be hindered in their proper work, and Members' privacy is not to be unreasonably invaded.
Consent in this instance is not a binding precedent and future applications will be treated on their merits.