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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-02-26more like thismore than 2021-02-26
answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept id 208 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office more like this
hansard heading Israel: BBC Arabic Service 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 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the (a) editorial line taken by the BBC’s Arabic service on matters relating to the state of Israel with (b) the Government’s foreign policy objectives. more like this
tabling member constituency Harrow East more like this
tabling member printed
Bob Blackman remove filter
uin 159292 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2021-03-08more like thismore than 2021-03-08
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We have made no such assessment. It is not for the government to make judgements about perceived impartiality or bias at the BBC, as the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government. This is a matter for the BBC Board and Ofcom, as the BBC's regulator. Ofcom is responsible for setting rules to ensure BBC coverage is impartial and accurate under the Broadcasting Code and for holding the BBC to account against its public purposes as the BBC regulator.</del></p><p><em><ins class="ministerial">We have made no such assessment. It is not for the government to make judgements about perceived impartiality or bias at the BBC, as the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government. This is a matter for the BBC Board. </ins></em></p> more like this
answering member constituency Braintree more like this
answering member printed James Cleverly more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-03-08T11:55:29.85Zmore like thismore than 2021-03-08T11:55:29.85Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2021-03-22T11:28:52.273Zmore like thismore than 2021-03-22T11:28:52.273Z
answering member
4366
label Biography information for James Cleverly more like this
previous answer version
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answering member constituency Braintree more like this
answering member printed James Cleverly more like this
answering member
4366
label Biography information for James Cleverly remove filter
tabling member
4005
label Biography information for Bob Blackman more like this