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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to respond to the Ofcom consultation entitled Politicians presenting news: Consultation on proposed amendment to Rule 5.3 of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, published on 12 May 2025.

Ofcom’s consultation on proposed amendments to Rule 5.3 of the Broadcasting Code closed on 23 June 2025, and Ofcom published a response to the consultation on 20 October 2025. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport did not respond to the consultation. Ofcom, by law, carries out its broadcasting regulatory duties independently of the Government. Further detail on Ofcom’s response to its consultation and a list of published responses is available on its website: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-standards/consultation-politicians-presenting-news