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UIN 8480

BBC: Information Services

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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27 January 2020

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30 January 2020 · Answer

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30 January 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the closure of the BBC Red Button Teletext service on the public's access to information.

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  1. 27 January 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the closure of the BBC Red Button Teletext service on the public's access to information.

    Source: Commons

  2. 30 January 2020

    Answer

    The BBC is operationally and editorially independent from the government; therefore, the government has no role in deciding whether BBC services, such as the BBC Red Button teletext service, should be continued. It is the BBC’s responsibility to assess th...

    Source: Written answer

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