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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2016 to Question 29543, what steps he plans to take to reform the BBC's exposure to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as part of the Charter Review.

The BBC Charter Review Consultation Paper, published in July 2015, set out the issues for consideration in Charter Review, including Freedom of Information. The Government will set out its proposals in a White Paper in Spring.