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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Director General of the BBC on the adequacy of the BBC's transparency practices for publishing relevant BBC-related outside earnings of senior BBC presenters.

As a public service broadcaster, the Government expects the BBC to be as open and transparent as possible.

Since the beginning of 2021, the BBC has published a quarterly summary of the paid-for external events undertaken by on-air staff in journalism and senior leaders.

The BBC’s external events register can be seen here.