Local Broadcasting
Commons · Question 12396 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate has been made of the annual value of Local Democracy Reporting Service funding received by Reach plc and its subsidiaries.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 26 Jun 2026
The BBC has an important role to play in supporting the plurality of local news services in the UK. The BBC is operationally independent of the government and the process for determining and allocating its budgets and external payments of the Local Democr...