Written question asked by Matt Vickers (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Friday, 26 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Local Broadcasting
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of Local Democracy Reporting Service expenditure is allocated to (a) reporter salaries, (b) publisher overheads and (c) administration.
- Answer
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The BBC has an important role to play in supporting the plurality of local news services in the UK.
The BBC is operationally independent of the government and the process for determining and allocating its budgets and external payments of the Local Democracy Reporting Service is therefore a matter for the BBC itself.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 12398
- Session
- 2026-27
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Costs Pay Local broadcasting
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-06-26 14:54:56 +0100
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