Parliamentary Group Campaign forces BBC to review Local Radio
January 25, 2012 2:22 PM
Member of Parliament for Leeds North West and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group, Greg Mulholland has welcomed the announcement by the BBC Trust today that Lord Patten has instructed the BBC to review its proposals for Local Radio services. The announcement comes on the back of the Parliamentary Rugby League Group's campaign to highlight both the impact of the proposals and the way in which the BBC and BBC Trust conducted its review.
The Group held a meeting in November 2011 with a panel of BBC executives, broadcasters and the RFL to discuss the issue and set in motion a course of action which has ultimately yielded the result today. The Group worked to ensure other Parliamentarians were aware of the affect the cuts would have on their constituencies and other sports and, working alongside the RFL, put together promotional campaign which saw rugby league fans submit the largest number of responses to the BBC in what has been recorded as the most responded-to Delivering Quality First consultation ever.
Greg said:
"This is fantastic news for fans of all sport and particularly rugby league. I am delighted that this Group of MPs has delivered what is ultimately a very important issue for sports fans throughout the UK.
"We in the Group recognise that increasing budget constraints as well as having to absorb the cost of other services means the BBC is facing some tough choices. But the proposals were ill-considered. Therefore, I applaud Lord Patten's decision today and we in the Group look forward to working with the BBC to ensure that fans will be able to enjoy local broadcasts of their favourite sports."
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