§ Mr. BestTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the process for renewal of the BBC's charter. [128891]
§ Tessa JowellThe Government will announce how it intends to conduct the Charter Review before the end of the year. I can give a commitment now, however, that the process will be both wide-ranging and thorough, that public debate will form a critical element of the review, and that there will be opportunities for parliamentary scrutiny.