United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93544
BBC: Legal Costs
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21 November 2025
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1 December 2025 · Answer
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1 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has contingency funds to meet the legal liabilities of the BBC.
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21 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has contingency funds to meet the legal liabilities of the BBC.
Source: Commons
1 December 2025
Answer
This is a matter for the BBC, whose lawyers are now dealing with the issue. The BBC is independent of the UK government and so it is a matter for them and the US President.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-21/93544
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1855770
- uk · wq-1855770 · source updated 1 December 2025