Question follow-through · 41236

BBC Radio: Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cessation of BBC Sounds coverage outside of the UK on listeners living in border counties on the Island of Ireland.

answeredClaire HannaDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled: 25 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 28 Mar 2025
Answer: 22 Apr 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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25 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cessation of BBC Sounds coverage outside of the UK on listeners living in border counties on the Island of Ireland.
28 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2025
Answer published
The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of the Government, and decisions on how it discharges its obligations, such as its changes to its BBC Sounds service, are a matter for the BBC. The Government has therefore not assessed the potential im...

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