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BBC: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on ensuring that it continues to report on local and regional stories of interest.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
29 Jan 2026
Answer
4 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on ensuring that it continues to report on local and regional stories of interest.

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State meets regularly with the Chair to discuss a wide range of issues.The Government is currently undertaking a review of the BBC’s Royal Charter. The Green Paper sets out our ambition for the BBC to tell a unifying national story that r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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