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registered interest false more like this
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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 Media: Political Impartiality 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 he is taking to help ensure impartiality in news reporting by publicly-funded news stations. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon remove filter
uin 171498 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-09-13more like thismore than 2018-09-13
answer text <p>Broadcasting regulation in the UK is enforced by Ofcom, the independent communications regulator. Ofcom is required under the Communications Act 2003 and Broadcasting Act 1996 to draw up a code for television and radio, covering standards in programming. Section 5 of the Broadcasting Code is clear that news, in whatever form, must be reported with due accuracy and presented with due impartiality.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge remove filter
answering member printed Margot James more like this
grouped question UIN 171365 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-13T16:25:30.227Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-13T16:25:30.227Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this