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We open with queries from Conservative MP the panel's head, who leads the committee.

She commences by offering details to the unauthorized memo written by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.

"I do not desire the BBC slanting this way or that way, I just want it straight, unbiased and just," he declares.

When asked if he believes the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, the adviser responds: "No I don't. To be clear, tons of stuff the British Broadcasting Corporation creates is world class - encompassing informative and fictional programming."

However, he continues: "There exists significant effort that must be undertaken at the British Broadcasting Corporation."

The second previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation consultant examined by the committee, Caroline Daniel, remarks she regards the British Broadcasting Corporation extremely earnestly and that it maintains a "persistent practice and lively discussion" across dynamic and complex issues.

"Was the BBC prepared to engage in a proper dialogue and argument and implement changes?" she questions. "In my view, indeed, they were."