Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what risk assessments government departments have carried out of the proposed restructuring of BBC monitoring services and the closure of Caversham Park; and if he will make a statement.

Risk assessments on the restructuring and closure of Caversham Park are matters for the BBC. HMG has ensured that products and services will continue to be provided to HMG by BBCM, during and after the restructuring, through the negotiation of the new BBC Monitoring Agreement.