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From: Chris Beverley
17 August 2010
Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,
The BBC, under its Charter, has a duty of impartiality in terms of
the political sphere. The BBC is, moreover, a recipient of funding
from the taxpayer by means of the licence fee. It is therefore
grossly inappropriate the BBC should deviate from anything other
than an observance of strict political neutrality.
In the interests of transparency and public accountability, please
respond to the following questions:
George Galloway is unelected and his party is a fraction of the
size of the British National Party, with a fraction of the support
of the latter in terms of its polling.
1. Why was George Galloway invited to appear on Question Time on
15th July?
2. Why was the BNP not provided with similar Question Time
opportunities when its party was of a similar size to Respect, many
years ago?
It has been revealed by a high ranking officer of the BBC that the
BNP should have received an invitation to attend Question Time some
five years before its first invitation last October, on account of
its tally of elected councillors.
3. Why were the criteria changed, so as to deny the BNP this right?
4. How many meetings at the BBC and between the BBC and Mentorn
have taken place in the past five years where the BNP have been
discussed? Please supply copies of the minutes thereon.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Beverley
From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation
18 August 2010
Dear Mr Beverley
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, repeated below, which was received on 17 August.
We shall deal with your request as promptly as possible and, at the
latest, within 20 working days. If you have any queries about your
request please contact us at the address below.
The reference number for your request is RFI20101118.
Yours sincerely,
Fern Kersey
Adviser, Information Policy and Compliance
BBC Freedom of Information
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From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation
15 September 2010
Dear Mr Beverley,
Please find attached the response to your request for information,
reference RFI20101118.
<<RFI20101118 - final response.pdf>>
Kind regards
Louise Wright
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From: Chris Beverley
14 October 2010
Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,
Regarding the Nick Griffin episode of Question Time:
Why did you invite audience members who had been on a long term
waiting list to this particular episode of Question Time?
Audience members submit information on their applications which
relates to their ethnicity, political and religious backgrounds.
Do you generally take people's religious or political views into
consideration when determining the make up of your audience?
Did you consider other locations for the Nick Griffin episode of
Question Time and why were any of the other locations decided
against?
Was the programme held in a multicultural area so as to place
pressure on the BNP guest?
Yours faithfully,
Chris Beverley
From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation
15 October 2010
Dear Mr Beverley,
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, repeated below, which was received yesterday, on
14 October 2010.
We shall deal with your request as promptly as possible and, at the
latest, within 20 working days. You can therefore expect to receive a
response by no later than 11 November 2010. If you have any queries
about your request please contact us at the address below.
The reference number for your request is RFI20101387.
Yours sincerely,
Information Policy and Compliance Team
BBC Freedom of Information
Room 2252
BBC White City
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TS, UK
Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi/
Email: mailto:[BBC request email]
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From: Rebecca Turner-IPC
British Broadcasting Corporation
26 October 2010
Dear Mr Beverley,
Please find attached the response to your request for information,
reference RFI20101387
Kind Regards
Rebecca Turner
Information Policy and Compliance
BBC Freedom of Information
Room 2252, White City
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TS, UK
Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi
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