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answering dept short name	Digital%2C Culture%2C Media and Sport
uin	23034
hansard heading	BBC

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28/06/2021

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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BBC

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25259

pref label	House of Commons

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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the contribution to public service broadcasting made by the BBC’s Regional Political Unit in (a) scrutinising parliamentary (i) debates and (ii) committees and (b) providing regionally-tailored input to (A) 13 television regions and (B) 39 local radio stations in England; and if he will make representations to the BBC that the proposal to reduce the size of that seven person Unit by more than half of its personnel should not proceed.

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New Forest East

tabling member printed

Dr Julian Lewis

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23034

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

01/07/2021

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The government has been clear that the BBC needs to be closer to, and understand the perspectives of, the whole of the United Kingdom and avoid providing a narrow urban outlook. However, the BBC is editorially and operationally independent of the government and the government has no say over its decision making, including any proposed changes to its Regional Political Unit.

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Maldon

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Mr John Whittingdale

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01/07/2021 10:56:10

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39

label	Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale

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54

label	Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis