Written question asked by Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 October 2025. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Monday, 13 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
BBC: Archives
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the BBC on digitising the BBC archives.
- Answer
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport meets regularly with representatives of the BBC on a range of matters.
With regard to the digitisation of the BBC archives, the BBC has an obligation under their Framework Agreement to both maintain an archive, and give the public reasonable opportunities to visit the archive and view material kept there. As the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of the Government, decisions on how it discharges its obligations in relation to its Archive Services are a matter for the BBC.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 77730
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- BBC Archives
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