Television And The Deaf

EDM number 82 in 1989-90, proposed by John Evans on 27/11/1989.

That this House notes that there is no provision in the Broadcasting Bill to protect and improve facilities for deaf television viewers; notes that the Government says that all companies must pass a quality threshold before bidding for independent television franchises; expresses concern that obvious requirements to protect quality television for deaf viewers have been omitted from the Bill; demands that if the Government is serious about quality it should prove it by including in the Bill a 'quality baseline', not only for the deaf but for all disadvantaged groups; and calls for a specified percentage of television viewing, with regard to both peak and off-peak viewing, to be adapted to the needs of the deaf.

This motion has been signed by a total of 72 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.