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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the BBC’s use of licence fee revenue to produce online news services, which compete with commercial publishers, is compatible with (1) the BBC Charter, and (2) legal constraints on the use of public funds.  HL749

Question HL749: tabled on 8 June 2022 and due for answer by 22 June 2022

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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the BBC’s use of licence fee revenue to produce online news services, which compete with commercial publishers, is compatible with (1) the BBC Charter, and (2) legal constraints on the use of public funds.  HL749
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Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative
Life peer