Linked Data API

Show Search Form

Search Results

899385
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-08more like thismore than 2018-05-08
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Broadcasting more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public broadcasters reflect and provide for the whole of the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Walsall North remove filter
tabling member printed
Eddie Hughes more like this
uin 905196 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-10more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>We are committed to spreading jobs and prosperity throughout the UK, and it is important that our broadcasting sector reflects and provides for the whole country.</p><p> </p><p>This government is committed to spreading jobs and prosperity throughout the UK, and it is important that our broadcasting sector reflects and provides for the whole country. That is why Public Service Broadcasters are legally obliged to produce a proportion of their content outside of London, as well as make regional programming. This supports the many creative hubs around the UK and widens access to the UK's world class creative industries</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with Channel 4 to secure a commitment to move a minimum 300 staff outside of London, and to increase out of London commissioning spend from 35% to 50%. The government has made clear that we expect other broadcasters to follow Channel 4’s lead.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James remove filter
question first answered
less than 2018-05-10T15:53:44.173Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-10T15:53:44.173Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4635
label Biography information for Eddie Hughes more like this