Found: 4 News; national newspapers; Sense About Science; the Science Media Centre; the National Academies;

Found: 4 News; national newspapers; Sense About Science; the Science Media Centre; the National Academies;

Found: sufficient and significant audiences on traditional broadcast platforms, but, just like ITV, the BBC and Channel

Found: I want to ask you about Channel 4.

Found: I want to ask you about Channel 4.

Found: Channel 4 Ofcom sets the licence conditions which C4C has to fulfil, including quotas on news and

Found: not less than 35 per cent of Channel 4’s total spend on qualifying audiovisual content is allocated

Found: not less than 35 per cent of Channel 4’s total spend on qualifying audiovisual content is allocated

Found: not less than 35 per cent of Channel 4’s total spend on qualifying audiovisual content is allocated

Found: not less than 35 per cent of Channel 4’s total spend on qualifying audiovisual content is allocated

Found: not less than 35 per cent of Channel 4’s total spend on qualifying audiovisual content is Media

Found: not less than 35 per cent of Channel 4’s total spend on qualifying audiovisual content is Media

Found: 4 includes the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing that, in each year,

Found: – year end to 31 December • Northern Ireland and Scottish FE colleges – year end to 31 July • Channel

Found: No Pierre Andrews 2023-10-01 Conservatives in Communications Reception No Pierre Andrews 2023-10-02 Channel

Found: Ukie Reception No Robert Specterman-Green 2023-11-01 RTS Dinner No Robert Specterman-Green 2023-12-01 Channel

Found: Service of Northern Ireland To discuss Journalist Safety Policy John Whittingdale 2023-12-06 Alex Mahon (Channel

Found: Only) Date Person or organisation that meeting was with Purpose of meeting Susannah Storey 2023-10-01 Channel

Found: These issues were explored by Channel 4 Dispatches in the 2022 programme “MPs under Threat” 32.

Found: claims 296 L ong, Jackie. (2023) ‘Eleanor Williams jailed for eight and a half years over rape lies’, Channel

Found: Channel 4 and Thames Water are examples of large companies who have taken up this scheme.32 Removal

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its work to support the enhancement of Channel 4's operations in Scotland, what its position is on Channel 4’s reported proposals to Ofcom for it to retain its 91% production quota for England and introduce a 65% London quota, and what representation it has made to (a) Channel 4 and (b) Ofcom regarding these proposals.

Answered by Robertson, Angus - Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture

While the Scottish Government welcomes Channel 4’s progress to enhance its operations in Scotland, in particular with the creation of a creative hub in Glasgow in 2019, it has been our long-held view that Channel 4 should have a higher quota for network production commissioned from Scotland and our position remains that the quota should be based on population share, in terms of both hours and spend.

The Scottish Government’s view is that Ofcom’s current proposals to retain Channel 4’s 91% production quota for England and introduce a 65% London quota are unacceptable and we have made that clear in our response to Ofcom’s consultation. At a recent meeting with Ofcom’s Chief Executive, I restated that view and strongly urged a rethink of the current proposals. I also intend to meet with Channel 4 Chief Executive in the coming weeks to set out our expectation that Channel 4 makes considerable progress towards increasing its level of network production outside of London and from the nations, on a fairer basis.

The Scottish Government considers it vital that more productions are devised and produced in Scotland to support the creative economy and so that Scotland’s diverse communities see themselves reflected in its output. We strongly believe that broadcasting media should deliver for each part of the UK, with fair investment in our creative industries, and an appropriately authentic representation for Scottish audiences, and we will continue to make those views clear in our engagement with broadcasters, Ofcom and the UK Government.