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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration was given to the equality and diversity composition of the Channel 4 Board when the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport endorsed the appointment of four men to the Board and rejected the one female candidate who had also been recommended for appointment.

Non-executive members of the Channel 4 Corporation board are appointed by Ofcom with the approval of the Secretary of State. Ofcom advertised for four vacancies for candidates with specific sector skills and experience. The Secretary of State approved the four candidates on the basis that they met the skills and experience set out in the advertised job descriptions.