Previous BBC Consultants Participate in MPs' Questioning After Allegations of Prejudice in Leaked Memo
We open with queries from Tory Member of Parliament Caroline Dinenage, who oversees the panel.
She initiates by giving background to the leaked memorandum written by Michael Prescott and printed in a daily publication.
"I don't want the British Broadcasting Corporation tilting in any particular direction, I simply desire it balanced, fair and equitable," he declares.
In response to a query whether he considers the BBC is systematically partial, the adviser responds: "No I don't. To be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation creates is exceptional - including documentary and non-factual shows."
However, he continues: "There exists substantial tasks that must be undertaken at the BBC."
Another former external BBC consultant questioned by the committee, Caroline Daniel, says she regards the BBC extremely earnestly and that it operates a "continuous process and vigorous discourse" regarding dynamic and complex subjects.
"Did the BBC prepared to conduct a thorough dialogue and exchange and take action?" she questions. "As I see it, yes they were."
