§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his answer of 15 June 1999,Official Report, column 88, if he will place in the Library copies of the external audit reports on BBC Worldwide and BBC Resources for the years 1997–98 and 1998–99. [87823]
§ Janet AndersonThe 1998–99 Annual Reports of BBC Worldwide and BBC Resources have been placed in the Libraries of the House. The Reports will include opinions by the external auditors on the financial statements and on corporate governance matters. Publication of the full external audit reports on BBC Worldwide and BBC Resources is a matter for the BBC.
BBC Worldwide's 1997–98 Annual Report was laid before Parliament on 14 July 1998. The 1998–99 Annual Report is the first for BBC Resources.