Question follow-through · 77728

BBC: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling access to BBC iPlayer for license fee payers while abroad.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling access to BBC iPlayer for license fee payers while abroad.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Under the Charter the BBC is required to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain. With regard to the provision of services i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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