HC Deb 31 March 1983 vol 40 c267W
32. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he will not make available to hon. Members the fees and salaries paid to all of the staff and employees of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Mr. Mellor

Under the BBC's charter and licence and agreement it is for the board of governors to decide how to use the resources available to the corporation: it is also for the board to decide the extent to which the remuneration of staff should be disclosed. As my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Treasury, indicated in reply to the hon. Member's question on 17 March, information on board members' pay is available in the BBC's published accounts.—[Vol. 39, c.236–7.]