Question follow-through · 90942
BBC: Political Impartiality
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on compliance with statutory obligations on impartiality; and whether her Department plans to bring the BBC's editorial standards under Gove
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on compliance with statutory obligations on impartiality; and whether her Department plans to bring the BBC's editorial standards under Gove
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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20 Nov 2025
Answer published
As set out in my response to WPQ 89121, the Secretary of State has been speaking regularly to the Chair of the Board in relation to the points raised in a letter written by Michael Prescott. The public expects and deserves the highest editorial standards ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Young Futures Hubs: Reading
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Young Futures Hubs will have a role in the implementation of the National Year of Reading.