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BBC: Royal Charters

Commons · Question 98165 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 13 November 2025 to question 90762 on BBC: Royal Charters, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of perceived bias in the programme Question Time on the p

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 15 Dec 2025

The BBC is editorially and operationally independent from the Government and this is a crucial component of why people trust it. Under its Royal Charter, the BBC has a duty to deliver impartial and accurate news coverage and content, and the Government ex...