United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 41236
BBC Radio: Ireland
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25 March 2025
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22 April 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cessation of BBC Sounds coverage outside of the UK on listeners living in border counties on the Island of Ireland.
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25 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cessation of BBC Sounds coverage outside of the UK on listeners living in border counties on the Island of Ireland.
Source: Commons
22 April 2025
Answer
The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of the Government, and decisions on how it discharges its obligations, such as its changes to its BBC Sounds service, are a matter for the BBC. The Government has therefore not assessed the potential im...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-25/41236
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1788552
- uk · wq-1788552 · source updated 22 April 2025