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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what account she took of the diversity of public appointments in her decision relating to the approval of Ofcom's candidates for vacant Channel 4 non-executive director posts.

DCMS is committed to ensuring diversity in all public appointments. In the first two quarters of 2016/17, 50% of new DCMS appointments went to women and 18% to BAME candidates

Regarding the recent Channel 4 board posts, the Secretary of State approved the four candidates on the basis that they met the skills and experience set out the advertised job descriptions.