Lords debates public service broadcasting
4 November 2022
The House of Lords debated the future of public service broadcasting, in the year of the BBC’s centenary, on Thursday 3 November 2022.
Debate
Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat) put forward the debate.
This was a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.
Members speaking
Members speaking in the debate will included:
- Baroness Bakewell (Labour), broadcaster
- Baroness Benjamin (Liberal Democrat), children's broadcaster and former chair of Bafta
- Viscount Colville of Culross (Crossbench), BBC factual programmes producer
- Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Conservative), Communications and Digital Committee Chair and former BBC Head of Corporate Affairs.
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative), Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, responded on behalf of the government.
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Watch and read the debate
Find out more about the issues discussed: catch up on Parliament TV or read the Lords Hansard transcript.
Explore background information
Find out more about the issues the debate covers in the House of Lords Library briefing.
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