Written question asked by Harold Best (Labour) on Friday, 31 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 November 2003. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 November 2003 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what organisations she will consult on the forthcoming review of the BBC Charter.

Answer: Mr. Best: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what organisations she will consult on the forthcoming review of the BBC Charter. [136651] Tessa Jowell: The review will be wide-ranging, with a great deal of industry and public consultation, and will, I hope, be characterised by vigorous and open debate. I have appointed Lord Burns to give me independent advice throughout. The process will be extensive and thorough, with several opportunities for people to feed in their views, and there will be an appropriate Parliamentary stage. It will begin before the end of the year when I issue a consultation document outlining the main issues for consideration. I shall be seeking views from all organisations and individuals with an interest. In particular I will ask those in the broadcasting industry for their views and will feed those views back into the wider consultation process.

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