Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 52839

BBC: Gaza

Tabled: 16 May 2025

Answered: 21 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have urgent discussions with the Director General of the BBC on recent reports that a journalist with links to Hamas was used by the BBC to report on events in Gaza.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

Under its Royal Charter, the BBC has a duty to provide accurate and impartial news and information. As the BBC is independent the Government does not intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operational or editorial decisions.The Secretary of State meets regular...

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