BBC: Political Impartiality
Commons · Question 89398 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on the BBC's impartiality in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 17 Nov 2025
Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues. It is ultimately for Ofcom, the independent regulator, to ensure the BBC is fulfilling its obligations to audiences as outlined in the Charter.The BBC has a duty to provide ac...