| Heading: |
Broadcasting: Politicians |
| Question ID: |
1806556 |
| UIN: |
54832 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4384 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mike Wood
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| Asking Member handle: |
mikejwood
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@mikejwood
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to submit evidence to the Ofcom consultation on a change to broadcasting rules for politicians as presenters, published on 12 May 2025. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4607 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephanie Peacock
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| Answering Member handle: |
Steph_Peacock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Steph_Peacock
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Correcting Member Twitter reference: |
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| Answer text: |
Ofcom is the UK’s regulator for broadcasting and by law carries out its duties independently of the Government. It would not be appropriate for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to submit evidence to Ofcom’s consultation. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |