David Puttnam

When the government opposed the amendment Puttnam brokered a compromise — the introduction of a "public interest" test to be applied by the new regulator Ofcom but without explicit restrictions. "
He is patron of SCHOOLS NorthEast an organisation set up in 2007 to promote education and forge relationships between schools in the North East of England. Politics
In 1983 Puttnum was appointed as a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords although he is not principally a politician. David Terence Puttnam Baron Puttnam CBE FRSA (born 25 February 1941) is a British film producer and educator.