Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 93840

BBC: Pay

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the BBC on levels of remuneration of working class employees.

Answer

Ian Murray
The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of the Government. Employee remuneration is therefore a matter for the BBC, and the individuals themselves.The BBC’s Framework Agreement sets targets for the make-up of its workforce by the end of the c...

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