CONSULTATIONS PRE 2008

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Earlier Responses from VLV

Response by VLV to BBC Consultation on Gaelic Language Services 15 December 2007

Response by VLV to BBC Consultation on BBC Online Services 15 December 2007

Response by VLV to Ofcom consultation on Children's Television 20 December 2007

Response by VLV to Ofcom consultation on The Future of Radio: The Future of FM and AM services and the alignment of analogue and digital regulation

Response by Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) to the Public Consultation by the BBC Trust on the BBC Public Purpose Remits, April 2007

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VLV Responds to Culture, Media & Sport Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiry: Public Service Media Content, January 2007

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VLV Responds to Office of Fair Trading on BSkyB's purchase of shares in ITV PLC

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VLV Responds to Government Consultation on the Proposal by the European Commission for Revisions to the 'Television without Frontiers' Directive (Directive 89/552/EC, amended by Directive 97/36/EC)

VLV has responded to the Governments Consultation.

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VLV Responds to Ofcom Consultation on Television Advertising of Food and Drink Products to Children

On March 28 2006, Ofcom published its consultation setting out three options for new restrictions on television advertising of food and drink products to children. There was also an open invitation to all parties to propose a fourth option as an alternative common position, if one could be identified and agreed.

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Written Evidence

VLV has submitted written evidence to the following consultations:

House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport: inquiry into Analogue Switch-Off.  October 2005

House of Lords Select Committee on Charter Review, Second Inquiry into Reigious, Sports and Regional Broadcasting and the Role of the BBC World Service.  October 2005

BBC consultation by the BBC Governors on the Future of the BBC Radio Archive.  November 2005

BBC consultation on preparing for the new BBC Trust: service licences and the public value test.  December 2005

Ofcom consultation on procedures for the handling of fairness and privacy complaints.  December 2005

Ofcom consultation 'radio, preparing for the future - phase 2'.  January 2006

VLV Chair, Jocelyn Hay, was invited to give oral evidence to the House of Commons Select Commttee on Analogue Swithch-off on 8th November.  She appeared before the House of Lords Select Committee on BBC Charter Review in July and was invited to give further evidence to the second stage of the Committee's inquiry on 24th January 2006.

This is a selection of VLV's older responses to consultations. Further information can be obtained from Linda Forbes on 01474 352835.

BBC Royal Charter - 2005 Government Green Paper

Ofcom Consultation 2

Ofcom Public Service Renewal - Phase 1

BBC Charter Renewal

Speech At IEA Conference on the Future of Broadcasting

Editorial notes from VLV's April's bulletin on the Communication Bill

The Communication Bill and The Citizen

The New Office Of Communication - the OFCOM Board has been appointed

The new Communications Bill - Why VLV is  so concerned by Jocelyn Hay, VLV chairman.

Public Matters - Observations and Reservations about the 2002 Draft Communications Bill

VLV's response to the ITC consultation on the applications it received for Licences to operate Digital Multiplexes

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