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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the terms of reference of the BBC Charter renewal advisory panel.

The BBC Charter Review Advisory Group’s terms of reference are:

Membership of the Group is voluntary and by invitation from the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who will Chair the meetings.

Members will possess a range of skills, experience and expertise that enables them to contribute independently and in different ways to the oversight of the Government’s Review of the BBC Royal Charter.

Members are appointed on the basis of their personal experience not as representatives of their respective organisations.

Further details on the BBC Charter Review Advisory Group can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445912/TERMS_OF_REFERENCE.pdf.