§ Mr. Maddenasked the Prime Minister how many complaints Ministers, or officials acting on their behalf, have submitted during the past year to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission, the Governors at the British Broadcasting Corporation or the Independent Broadcasting Authority, claiming bias in programmes; and if she will make a statement.
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§ The Prime MinisterMinisters and Government's Departments, like other individuals and institutions, are free to complain to the broadcasting authorities about their treatment in programmes, but no central record is kept of such exchanges. As far as I am aware no such complaints were made to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission in the past year.