Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the timescale is for the recruitment of a new CEO of Ofcom; and for what reasons it has been deemed necessary to appoint an interim CEO of Ofcom.

Ofcom's Chief Executive is appointed by the chairman and the other non-executive members of Ofcom, with the approval of the Secretary of State. As such, the process and timing of the appointment is a matter for the Ofcom Board. I have asked the chairman to contact you about the process.