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1989 Nov 1 - 1990 Feb 28
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2917
Broadcasting (Television licence fees: Broadcasting Bill) (Part 10)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2017 Jul 20
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 320
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89 Oct 1 Su Major Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Gaelic Television Services") [unreasonable for Rifkind to press for an expanded service financed from Home Office budget] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 2 Th Minor Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to Waddington PS ("Gaelic Television Services") [financing should come from a cash limited Scottish vote] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 5 Su Minor Broadcasting: Colin Moynihan minute to Eric Forth ("TV Licensing Organisation: Further New Business") [central register of Football Membership Scheme] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 10 Fr Major Broadcasting: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Norman Lamont ("Gaelic Television Services") [funding should come from outside block grant, planned level of programming] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 13 Mo Major Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Broadcasting Bill: Independent Production") [application of requirement to transmissions rather than commissions] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 13 Mo Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Independent Production") [25 percent target for transmissions, monitoring of target] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 14 Tu Major Broadcasting: Waddington PS minute to Dominic Morris ("BBC Licence Fee Evasion") [not the right time to remove criminal sanctions, but should be a last resort] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 14 Tu Major Broadcasting: David Waddington minute to MT ("Broadcasting Bill: Contiguity") [companies could hold two contiguous licenses, with exceptions for adjacent licensees] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 16 Th Major Broadcasting: Nicholas Ridley minute to David Waddington ("Broadcasting Bill: Contiguity") [programming requirements, preservation of regional identities] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 16 Th Minor Broadcasting: Major PS minute to Waddington PS ("Broadcasting Bill: Contiguity") [ITC rules for adjacent licensees] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 17 Fr Major Broadcasting: Nicholas Ridley minute to David Waddington ("Broadcasting Bill: Independent Production") [BBC transmission target requirements, categories of programme] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 17 Fr Major Broadcasting: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Waddington) [MT opposed to criminal sanctions for licence fee evasion] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 20 Mo Major Broadcasting: David Waddington minute to Peter Brooke (Broadcasting Bill: The Northern Ireland Licence) [application of ITC arrangements, future of franchise area, financial viability] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 20 Mo Major Broadcasting: John Major minute to David Waddington ("Broadcasting Bill: Independent Production") [application of 25 percent requirement to transmission not commissions] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 22 We Minor Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Broadcasting Bill: Independent Production") [proposed inclusion/exclusion of news programmes] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 24 Fr Major Broadcasting: Waddington PS minute to Paul Gray ("Parliamentary Question on the Salary Levels of IBA Members") [likely to be unfavourable publicity irrespective of how increases announced] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 27 Mo Minor Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to Waddington PS ("Parliamentary Question on the Salary Levels of IBA Members") [MT concerned by proposed size of increases] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 27 Mo Minor Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to Waddington PS ("Broadcasting Bill: Independent Production") [exclusions for news and current affairs] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 27 Mo Minor Broadcasting: Waddington PS minute to Ridley PS ("Broadcasting Bill: Impartiality and Balance") [proposals a practical way forward] [declassified Jul 2017]
89 Nov 27 Mo Minor Broadcasting: Mackay PS minute to Waddington PS ("BBC TV Licence Fee Evasion") [evasion to remain a criminal offence, need to close loophole] [declassified Jul 2017]