Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 4 July 2019.
Mike Gapes
Independent, Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC on proposals to reduce the availability of BBC 3 and BBC 4 television channels for people living outside the UK.
Margot James
The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from government and the government cannot intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations, including distribution.
We understand that, where BBC channels are made available without the BBC’s permission outside of the UK, it will take appropriate action to close these services down.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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