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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-09-07more like thismore than 2015-09-07
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading BBC: Met Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) their counterparts in the Department for Culture Media and Sport and (b) the BBC on the termination of the BBC's contract with the Met Office. more like this
tabling member constituency Streatham more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Chuka Umunna remove filter
uin 9208 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-24more like thismore than 2015-09-24
answer text <p>The BBC’s decision not to shortlist the Met Office for its next contract was a commercial decision by the BBC and was communicated by Met Office to my officials and myself as soon as they became aware that they were not being selected for the next stage of the procurement. The ending of the contract in autumn 2016 is not expected to have significant budgetary implications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the communication of the decision I and my officials have been in dialogue with the Met Office and colleagues elsewhere in government in connection with National Severe Weather Warning service, and in turn with the BBC. The Weather Services Agreement between the Met Office and BBC does not include a research element.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
grouped question UIN
9205 more like this
9209 more like this
9223 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-24T10:08:08.61Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-24T10:08:08.61Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4128
label Biography information for Chuka Umunna more like this