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1682851

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to confirm the next Chair of the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	10157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>As per the BBC Royal Charter, the BBC Chair appointment is made by Order in Council. The appointment of Dr Samir Shah CBE as the next Chair of the BBC will be put to the next meeting of the Privy Council for final approval, due to take place in February.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 22/01/2024 12:18:03 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1647766

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
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: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will appoint a representative of Northern Ireland to the BBC board.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL8753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>This campaign is in its final stages and an appointment will be made in due course, in line with the requirements of the Governance Code and the BBC’s Royal Charter.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 10/07/2023 16:46:44 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1283538

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what due diligence was undertaken on candidates during the appointment process for the BBC Chair.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	148822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>In line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, due diligence checks were conducted on all candidates shortlisted for the BBC Chair role.</p><p>As part of these checks, we considered anything in the public domain related to the applicant’s conduct or professional capacity. This included us undertaking searches of previous public statements and social media, blogs or any other publicly available information, as well as checks on relevant registers including the Disqualified Director and Insolvency Registers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 148823 148824 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:20:05 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1283542

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many candidates (a) applied for and (b) were interviewed for the position of BBC Chair.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	148824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>In line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, due diligence checks were conducted on all candidates shortlisted for the BBC Chair role.</p><p>As part of these checks, we considered anything in the public domain related to the applicant’s conduct or professional capacity. This included us undertaking searches of previous public statements and social media, blogs or any other publicly available information, as well as checks on relevant registers including the Disqualified Director and Insolvency Registers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 148822 148823 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:20:05 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1238214

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what role the Commissioner of Public Appointments will play in the process of selecting a new Chairman of the BBC.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	96088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Commissioner for Public Appointments is the independent regulator of public appointments. The Commissioner’s statutory functions are set out in the Public Appointments Order in Council 2016. The Commissioner’s primary role is to provide independent assurance that public appointments are made in accordance with the Principles of Public Appointments and the Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 01/10/2020 10:33:38 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1238215

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the process will commence to appoint a new a Chairman of the BBC; and whether that process will be an open competition.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	96089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The process to appoint a new Chairman of the BBC will be a fair and open competition, run in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. We expect to launch the process shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 01/10/2020 10:34:41 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1238216

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the criteria by which he is seeking a candidate for the Chairmanship of the BBC.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	96090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>Once the process opens to applications, the full role specification will be publicly available on the Cabinet Office’s Public Appointments website, where all roles are advertised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 01/10/2020 10:35:42 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

520690

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 50 of the White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, if he will publish details of the appointment process for members of the new BBC unitary board.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	38089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>As a result of the proposals set out in the White Paper the BBC, for the first time, will be responsible for appointing at least half of its own board members. This approach will enhance the independence of the BBC and its Board. For the public appointments to the new Unitary Board, these will be made in line with OCPA processes, with final approval coming from the Queen's Council. Appointments made by the BBC to the new board will also follow public appointments best practice, including independent members on the selection panels.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/06/2016 16:06:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

520691

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 50 of the White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction, published in May 2016, if he will publish details of the public appointments process for the chair, deputy chair and non-executive members from the four nations of the UK for the new BBC unitary board.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	38090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>As a result of the proposals set out in the White Paper the BBC, for the first time, will be responsible for appointing at least half of its own board members. This approach will enhance the independence of the BBC and its Board. For the public appointments to the new Unitary Board, these will be made in line with OCPA processes. With particular reference to the appointment of the four national representatives the Government's intention is to follow the existing protocol of involving each of the devolved administrations in the process for the relevant representative.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/06/2016 16:07:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

459837

registered interest
date	11/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the BBC new board members should (1) be appointed without ministerial influence, and (2) include audience and staff representatives.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL6940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>These issues are being considered as part of Charter Review. The Government will set out its proposals in the forthcoming White Paper.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL6939 HL6941 HL6943 question first answered 24/03/2016 10:33:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill