§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to seek528W power to enable him to ensure that the BBC and independent television spread out their horse racing coverage evenly throughout the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. RentonNo. It is a long-standing principle that the Government do not intervene in programming matters. Subject to the obligations placed on them by Parliament, it is for the broadcasting authorities to decide which programmes to broadcast and from which locations.