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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action the Department for Culture, Media and Sport takes to ensure that the trustees of the BBC Trust meet their time commitments and that they physically attend meetings rather than participating by telephone.

There is no requirement on Government to monitor internal BBC Trust processes such as attendance at meetings or overall time requirements on Trustees. The BBC Trust reports on Trustees' attendance in the BBC Annual Report which can be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/annualreport/2014/bbc-trust/inside-the-trust/governance.html