BBC: Local Broadcasting
Commons · Question 129237 · Tabled 22 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to help ensure that the BBC can continue to a) invest in regional storytelling; and b) support growth in regional creative economies under a new Charter.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 28 Apr 2026
As a public service broadcaster that matters hugely to public life, the BBC must be responsive to its viewers and listeners, in order to tell inclusive stories about the lives of all people, in all parts of the UK. This Government wants broadcasters, incl...