David T. C. Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David T. C. Davies on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the BBC upholds its obligations under the charter relating to impartiality during the EU referendum campaign.

Mr Edward Vaizey

In June 2015 I wrote to the Chairs of the BBC Trust and Ofcom on this subject. Their replies set out their plans. The Trust has since consulted on and published guidelines for covering the referendum.