Written questions

BBC: Expenditure

2026-06-25 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 13547 · Official question

Neil O'Brien

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Note 8 on Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 114 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2024-5, if she will provide a breakdown of the spending in that categ

Answer

The BBC is operationally independent from the government. As such, decisions on how licence fee income is spent are for the BBC itself.The BBC Group Annual Report and Accounts is laid before Parliament and published annually in accordance with the Royal C...