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BBC: Finance

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 12 November 2024UIN 12630

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an alternative funding scheme to the BBC licence fee.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

The Government remains committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period.

As part of the next Charter Review, the government will engage with the BBC and others to consider how to ensure the BBC thrives well into the next decade and beyond. This will include discussions on a range of important issues, including future funding models for the BBC and its fairness for licence fee payers.

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