§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the timetable for lie appointment of the new Chairman of the BBC. [104]
§ Tessa Jowell[holding answer 25 June 2001]: My Department has advertised the post for a new Chairman of the BBC, and the deadline for submission of applications is 9 July. The appointments process will follow the rules of the Commissioner for Public Appointments and the position will be filled once those processes have been completed and a suitable candidate has been identified.