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Culture, Media and Sport - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 December 1999.


TUESDAY 7 DECEMBER 1999



Members present:


Mr Gerald Kaufman, in the Chair
Mr David FaberMr John Maxton
Mr Ronnie FearnMrs Diana Organ
Mrs Llin GoldingMs Claire Ward
Alan KeenMr Derek Wyatt
Miss Julie Kirkbride






CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport



Examination of Witnesses

THE RT HON CHRIS SMITH, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and MR PAUL HERON, Broadcasting Policy Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, examined.

Question Number

630 - 659

660 - 679

680 - 692



Purchase of equipment that provides free-to-air digital television without Sky or ONdigital subscription packages

Viewing figures for the BBC's digital channels

Audience figures for BBC News 24

Subtitling, signing and audio-description

Note to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee

BARB SkyDigital Audience Data

Hours of Viewing and Share of Audience—All Individuals—All Day 1 week ending 7 November 1999

Sport on the BBC

Further supplementary memorandum submitted by the BBC



Examination of Witnesses

SIR CHRISTOPHER BLAND, Chairman, SIR JOHN BIRT, Director General, MR GREG DYKE, Director General-designate, MR JOHN SMITH, Director of Finance, the British Broadcasting Corporation, further examined; and MR DOMINIC MORRIS, Controller of Policy, the British Broadcasting Corporation, examined.

Question Number

693 - 699

700 - 719

720 - 739

740 - 759

760 - 779

780 - 789


 
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