§ Andy BurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made as part of the Charter renewal process of the(a) extent, (b) methods and (c) purpose of commercial advertising by the BBC. [163959]
§ Tessa Jowell[holding answer 26 March 2004]: Subject to one certain outcome—that it will maintain a strong BBC, independent of Government—the Charter Review will cover all aspects of the BBC's role, structure and function, including the promotion of its own products and services. We will make the conclusions—together with the evidence on which they are based—available in due course.