Gregory Campbell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the proposals in his Department’s White Paper, A BBC for the future, published in May 2016, if he will take steps to ensure that employees earning above £450,000 will not be able to be exempted from the requirement to publish their name by using personal service companies or similar structures.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Our White Paper, ‘A BBC for the Future’, makes it clear that we want to ensure that the BBC is transparent and efficient in how it spends its funding. As set out in its annual report, the BBC reviewed the use of Personal Service Companies as a means of engaging presenters and contributors in 2012. It continues to apply an employment test, discussed with HM Revenue & Customs, to all workers to ensure they have the appropriate employment status.
