BBC: Legal Costs
Commons · Question 93544 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has contingency funds to meet the legal liabilities of the BBC.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 1 Dec 2025
This is a matter for the BBC, whose lawyers are now dealing with the issue. The BBC is independent of the UK government and so it is a matter for them and the US President.