Previous BBC Consultants Undergo Members of Parliament's Inquiry Following Claims of Prejudice in Disclosed Memo
We start with queries from Conservative MP the panel's head, who oversees the group.
She opens by providing details to the disclosed memorandum prepared by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.
"I don't want the BBC leaning this way or that way, My only wish is for it neutral, impartial and fair," he declares.
In response to a query whether he considers the BBC is institutionally biased, the adviser replies: "No, I do not. Let's be clear, a great deal the BBC creates is world class - including informative and non-factual programming."
However, he continues: "There is substantial tasks that must be undertaken at the BBC."
The second previous consultant BBC consultant questioned by the group, Caroline Daniel, states she takes the British Broadcasting Corporation with great importance and that it maintains a "continuous process and active debate" across fluid and multifaceted topics.
"Did the BBC willing to have a thorough conversation and debate and take action?" she asks herself. "In my view, affirmative, they were."
