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1669181

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of competition between the BBC and the commercial radio sector.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The BBC has responsibilities set out in its Charter to avoid unnecessary adverse impacts on the market, including on the commercial radio sector. It is for Ofcom, as the independent regulator of the BBC, to hold the BBC to account on this.</p><p>However, commercial radio now represents a majority (54% as of Q3 2023, according to RAJAR data) of radio listening in the UK, with BBC stations accounting for 44%.</p><p>The Government is currently undertaking the Mid-Term Review of the BBC’s Charter, which will look at how the BBC and Ofcom assess the market impact of the BBC in an evolving marketplace, and how that relates to the wider UK media ecology, including the commercial radio sector. We will publish the results of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 16/11/2023 14:58:29 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669182

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Political Impartiality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Director General of the BBC on impartiality in its coverage of the Israel and Gaza conflict.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The BBC has a duty to provide accurate and impartial news and information. That is particularly important when it comes to coverage of highly sensitive events. The BBC’s accuracy and impartiality is critical to viewer trust.</p><p>The events in Israel since 7 October are terrorist acts committed by a terrorist organisation, proscribed in the United Kingdom since 2021 and designated as such by many other governments and international organisations.</p><p>The BBC is editorially and operationally independent and decisions around its editorial policies and guidelines are therefore a matter for the BBC.</p><p>However, calling these acts what they are, and accurately labelling the perpetrators, helps audiences to understand what has happened, is happening and its context.</p><p>That is why the Secretary of State has communicated with the BBC, and with the public, her disappointment that the BBC has refused to describe Hamas as terrorists, or the atrocities it has carried out as terrorism. The Secretary of State made that point to the BBC on multiple occasions since the terrorist attacks on 7 October.</p><p>As the external independent regulator of the BBC, Ofcom is responsible for ensuring BBC coverage is duly impartial and accurate under the Broadcasting Code and BBC Charter. Ofcom has been clear that responsibility lies with the BBC to decide the vocabulary it uses to describe unfolding events. The Broadcasting Code does not prevent broadcasters referring to terrorist organisations, nor does it prevent them referring to Hamas as terrorists.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 16/11/2023 14:59:34 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669183

registered interest
date	10/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) representatives and (b) all members of the Diversity in the Public Realm Commission.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The department has held no recent discussions with representatives or members of the Diversity in the Public Realm Commission.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 1108 question first answered 16/11/2023 13:50:22 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1669000

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) representatives and (b) Members of the Diversity in the Public Realm Commission on that initiative.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The department has held no recent discussions with representatives or members of the Diversity in the Public Realm Commission.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 1338 question first answered 16/11/2023 13:50:22 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1655963

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Swimming Pools: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authority swimming pools have closed in last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	196023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to swimming pools, as swimming is a great way for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy. The responsibility of providing this access lies at Local Authority level, and the government continues to encourage Local Authorities to support swimming facilities.</p><p>At the Spring Budget, the government announced a package of over £60 million to support swimming pools, which is targeted at addressing cost pressures facing public swimming pool providers. It will also help provide investment in energy efficiency measures to reduce future operating costs and make facilities sustainable in the long-term.</p><p>Between September 2013 and September 2023, 294 swimming pools closed (across 162 sites owned by Local Authorities). Over a similar period from 2014 to 2023, 256 swimming pools were built by Local Authorities (across 144 sites). Facilities can close for a number of reasons, including being replaced by a new site or to align with the strategic objectives of the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 11/09/2023 16:11:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1626178

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to abolish the BBC licence fee.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	184064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to reviewing the licence fee model ahead of the next Charter period to explore the potential for alternative ways to ensure the BBC remains appropriately funded over the long-term.</p><p>We will set out further detail on our plans regarding the future of the licence fee in due course.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 15/05/2023 10:12:58 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord