Question follow-through · 97068

BBC Wales: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the BBC on managing conflicts of interest at BBC Wales.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the BBC on managing conflicts of interest at BBC Wales.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State meets with the BBC regularly and discusses a range of issues. The BBC has duties under the Charter to be independent, to act in the public interest and provide impartial services. The BBC is operationally independent of the Governme...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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