Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 120300

BBC: Television Licences

Tabled: 12 March 2026

Answered: 19 March 2026

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 hold discussions with the BBC on the potential merits of greater transparency in the regional breakdown of how licence fee monies are used in producing regional based programming.

Answer

Ian Murray

The Secretary of State meets regularly with the BBC to discuss a wide range of issues. The Royal Charter places obligations on the BBC to observe high standards of openness and seek to maximise transparency and accountability. It also requires the BBC to ...

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