On 2012 Mar 19, at 12:30, Mark Goodge wrote:
> On 19/03/2012 12:21, Stephen Booth wrote:
>> On 19 March 2012 11:58, Norman Gray<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> If you can answer without an indiscretion, I'd be very curious to
>>> know what line of enquiry needed to know the number of TV licences
>>> held by West Midlands BBC estate.
>>>
>>
>> http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/tv_license_for_bbc_offices_in_th
>
> I think Norman was trying to establish *why* the question was asked, not what
> the wording of the question was.
There are a couple of annotations to the request, one referring to the "great
fuss and consternation" caused by a previous similar request ("some years ago",
possibly before FoI legislation), and then a subsequent one saying "Whilst all
this might seem a bit tongue in cheek and humorous I believe that it does flag
up something that businesses need to be aware of."
The BBC response is quite extensive, and might have taken between one and two
hours to produce, depending on how easily available the information was.
Looking at the language, I'd guess it wasn't a very junior person who composed
it.
Whether or not this is a good way to flag up something that businesses need to
be aware of, that's quite a bit of my licence fee you're spending, there.
The BBC's motto is something along the lines of "to educate, inform, and
entertain". It doesn't usually do the latter bespoke.
Best wishes,
Norman
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Norman Gray : http://nxg.me.uk
SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK
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