HC Deb 23 February 1989 vol 147 cc764-5W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of training presently conducted by(a) the British Broadcasting Corporation, (b) the Independent Broadcasting Authority, (c) the Independent Television companies and (d) Channel 4, independent producers will be required to undertake.

Mr. Renton

The White Paper "Broadcasting in the '90s" does not propose any requirement for independent producers to undertake training.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Independent Television Commission will be required to undertake the training for transmission presently conducted by the Independent Broadcasting Authority.

Mr. Renton

We shall not make detailed decisions on the responsibilities of the ITC in relation to transmission until we have received and considered the study which we have commissioned from Price Waterhouse. In a fully privatised transmission system the presumption is that any training necessary would he carried out by the private transmission operators.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what information he has on the investment by(a) the Independent Broadcasting Authority, (b) each independent television company and (c) Channel 4 in training in each of the past five years;

(2) what information he has on the investment by the BBC in training in each of the last five years.

Mr. Renton

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to questions from him on 14 February 1989 at column115.